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easiness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈiːzɪnəs/

Etymology

Etymology tree English easy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English easiness From easy + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Lack of difficulty; quality of not being frustrating, difficult, or dense (compact).
2. (uncountable, usually) Looseness or pliancy, often derogatory
3. (uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being easy (in various senses). particularly: ▸ Freedom from discomfort and worry: comfort.
4. (uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being easy (in various senses). particularly: ▸ Freedom from inhibition and awkwardness: grace.
5. (uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being easy (in various senses). particularly: ▸ Lack of concern or care: carelessness, indolence.
   • Custome hath made it in him a propertie of easines. c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], line 68:
6. (uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being easy (in various senses). particularly: ▸ Lack of difficulty or trouble: facility; simplicity.
   • […]Refraine night, And that shall lend a kind of easines To the next abstinence. c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv], line 153:
7. (uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being easy (in various senses). particularly: ▸ Lack of harshness: gentleness, kindness.
8. (uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being easy (in various senses). particularly: ▸ Lack of firm conviction: gullibility, credulity.
9. (uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being easy (in various senses). particularly: ▸ State or quality of being promiscuous, of consenting readily to sex; sluttiness.

Forms

Translations (31)

fi helppous (the quality of being easy) · ar سُهُولَة (the quality of being easy) · eo facileco (the quality of being easy) · hi सुगमता (the quality of being easy) · nl gemakkelijkheid (the quality of being easy) · fr facilité (the quality of being easy) · hi सरलता (the quality of being easy) · ang īeþnes (the quality of being easy) · bg леснина (the quality of being easy) · de Leichtigkeit (the quality of being easy) · hi सहजता (the quality of being easy) · ota قولای (the quality of being easy) · ms kemudahan (the quality of being easy) · pl łatwość (the quality of being easy) · gv soccoilid (the quality of being easy) · ms kesenangan (the quality of being easy) · it facilità (the quality of being easy) · gv aashaght (the quality of being easy) · ru лёгкость (the quality of being easy) · fr simplicité (the quality of being easy) · da lethed (the quality of being easy) · da enkelhed (the quality of being easy) · it semplicità (the quality of being easy) · gv neughoilleeid (the quality of being easy) · ml എളുപ്പം (the quality of being easy) · gv buiggys (the quality of being easy) · es facilidad (the quality of being easy) · grc ῥᾳστώνη (the quality of being easy) · gv aashid (the quality of being easy) · tr kolaylık (the quality of being easy) · bg лекота (the quality of being easy)