| 【ease】 is word-forming element usually meaning "easy, ease" from French "aise, aiser" from PIE *ye- "to throw, impel" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "ease"]
disease ****[492] A disease is an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection.
ease ***[2961] If you talk about the ease of a particular activity, you are referring to the way that it has been made easier to do, or to the fact that it is already easy to do.
easily ****[763] You use easily to emphasize that something is very likely to happen, or is very likely to be true.
easy ****[328] If a job or action is easy, you can do it without difficulty or effort, because it is not complicated and causes no problems.
uneasy ☆[5017] If you are uneasy, you feel anxious, afraid, or embarrassed, because you think that something is wrong or that there is danger.
[WORD ROOT]root ease
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] ease, easi
[ETYMOLOGY]root (French) aise, aiser
[MEANING]root easy, ease
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【French】 aise easy
- 【French】 aiser aise+er; get comfortable
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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disease ★★★★[492] noun from disease 〈 ease
【DEFINITION】 A disease is an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection.
【pl.】 diseases
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dis; away, spart ⑵ ease; easy, ease
【Etymology】 《French aise》 easy
ease ★★★[2961] noun from ease
【DEFINITION】 If you talk about the ease of a particular activity, you are referring to the way that it has been made easier to do, or to the fact that it is already easy to do.
【pl.】 eases
【ROOTs】 ease; easy, ease
【Etymology】 《French aise》 easy
【First Known Meaning】 physical comfort, undisturbed state of the body; tranquility, peace of mind,
【DERIVATIVEs】 easer, easily, easiness, easy, easylike, ease
easily ★★★★[763] adverb from ease
【DEFINITION】 You use easily to emphasize that something is very likely to happen, or is very likely to be true.
【SYNONYM】 readily, comfortably
【COMPOSITION】 easy + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eas(ease); easy, ease ⑵ I(y); adjective suffix ⑶ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《French aise》 easy
【DERIVATIVEs】 easily, easiness, easy, easylike, ease
easy ★★★★[328] adjective from ease
【DEFINITION】 If a job or action is easy, you can do it without difficulty or effort, because it is not complicated and causes no problems.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; easy < easier < easiest
【SYNONYM】 easy-going, simple, straightforward
【ANTONYM】 hard, awkward, uneasy
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eas(ease); easy ⑵ y; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《French aaisie》 put at ease, facilitate
【DERIVATIVEs】 easer, easily, easiness, easy, easylike, ease
uneasy ☆[5017] adjective from uneasy 〈 ease
【DEFINITION】 If you are uneasy, you feel anxious, afraid, or embarrassed, because you think that something is wrong or that there is danger.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; uneasy < uneasier < uneasiest
【SYNONYM】 anxious
【ANTONYM】 easy
【COMPOSITION】 un + easy
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ eas(ease); easy ⑶ y; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《French aise》 easy
【DERIVATIVEs】 unease, uneasily, uneasiness, uneasy
Other words containing "ease"; easer, easiness, easylike, unease, uneasily, uneasiness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
earn
duc-, duct-
dub, doubt
drive, drift, drove
draw
drain, drought, dry
dra-, drama-, drast-
down
door
don-
