| Main Entry: | ease |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peace, quiet; lack of difficulty |
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affluence, ataraxia, bed of roses, calm, calmness, comfort, content, contentment, easiness, enjoyment, gratification, happiness, idleness, inactivity, inertia, inertness, leisure, luxury, passivity, peace of mind*, prosperity, quietness, quietude, relaxation, repose, requiescence, rest, restfulness, satisfaction, security, serenity, supinity, tranquility |
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difficulty, disquiet, excitableness, furor, strife, turmoil, uneasiness, unrest |
| Main Entry: | leisure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | free time and its activities |
Synonyms: |
chance, convenience, ease, freedom, holiday, idle hours, intermission, leave of absence, liberty, one's own sweet time, opportunity, pause, quiet, range, recess, recreation, relaxation, repose, requiescence, respite, rest, retirement, sabbatical, scope, spare moments, spare time, time, time off, unemployment, vacant hour, vacation |
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employment, work |
| Main Entry: | relaxation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entertainment; resting or recovering |
Synonyms: |
alleviation, amusement, assuagement, diversion, enjoyment, fun, leisure, loosening, mitigation, pleasure, reclining, recreation, refreshment, relief, repose, requiescence, rest |
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intensification, labor, work |
| Main Entry: | repose |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restfulness; calm |
Synonyms: |
ease, inaction, inactivity, leisure, peace, quiet, quietness, quietude, refreshment, relaxation, relaxing, renewal, requiescence, respite, rest, restoration, sleep, slumber, stillness, tranquillity |
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agitation, disturbance, upset, worry |
| Main Entry: | naturalness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ease |
Synonyms: |
affluence, ataraxia, bed of roses, calm, calmness, casualness, comfort, content, contentment, easiness, enjoyment, gratification, happiness, idleness, inactivity, inertia, inertness, informality, leisure, luxury, passivity, peace of mind*, poise, prosperity, quietness, quietude, relaxation, repose, requiescence, rest, restfulness, satisfaction, security, serenity, spontaneity, supinity, tranquility, unceremoniousness, unrestraint |
| Main Entry: | unceremoniousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ease |
Synonyms: |
affluence, ataraxia, bed of roses, calm, calmness, casualness, comfort, content, contentment, easiness, enjoyment, gratification, happiness, idleness, inactivity, inertia, inertness, informality, leisure, luxury, naturalness, passivity, peace of mind*, poise, prosperity, quietness, quietude, relaxation, repose, requiescence, rest, restfulness, satisfaction, security, serenity, spontaneity, supinity, tranquility, unrestraint |
| Main Entry: | unrestraint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ease |
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affluence, ataraxia, bed of roses, calm, calmness, casualness, comfort, content, contentment, easiness, enjoyment, gratification, happiness, idleness, inactivity, inertia, inertness, informality, leisure, luxury, naturalness, passivity, peace of mind*, poise, prosperity, quietness, quietude, relaxation, repose, requiescence, rest, restfulness, satisfaction, security, serenity, spontaneity, supinity, tranquility, unceremoniousness |
| Concept: | Leisure. |
| Category: | 1. Simple voluntary action |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
leisure; convenience; spare time, spare hours, spare moments; vacant hour; time, time to spare, time on one's hands; holiday (rest); otium cum dignitate [Cicero], ease.
-verbs
have leisure; take one's time, take one's leisure, take one's ease; repose; move slowly; while away the time (inaction); be master of one's time, be an idle man.
-adjectives
leisure, leisureIy; slow; deliberate, quiet, calm, undisturbed; at leisure, at one's ease, at a loose end.
-phrases
time hanging heavy on one's hands; eile mit Weile.
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Antonyms: |
haste |
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| Concept: | Repose. |
| Category: | 1. Simple voluntary action |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
repose, rest, silken repose; sleep., relaxation, breathing time; halt, stay, pause (cessation); respite., day of rest, dies non, Sabbath, Lord's day, holiday, red-letter day, vacation, recess.
-verbs
repose; rest, rest and be thankful; take a rest, take one's ease., relax, unbend, slacken; take breath (refresh); rest upon one's oars; pause (cease); stay one's hand., lie down; recline, recline on a bed of down, recline on an easy chair; go to rest, go to bed, go to sleep [more]., take a holiday, shut up shop; lie fallow (inaction).
-adjectives
reposing; unstrained.
-adverbs
at rest.
-phrases
"the best of men have ever loved repose" [Thompson]; "to repair our nature with comforting repose" [Henry VIII].
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Antonyms: |
exertion |
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