ease vs lie-in
lie-in vs easeease and lie-in both are nouns.
ease is a verb but lie-in is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ease | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| lie-in | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
lie-in is a hyponym of
ease; that is, lie-in is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
ease:
- ease: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- lie-in: a long stay in bed in the morning
Other hyponyms of ease include
bed rest, bedrest, laziness, dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, sleeping, leisure.
| ease (noun) | lie-in (noun) |
|---|---|
| freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) | a long stay in bed in the morning |
| freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort | |
| freedom from constraint or embarrassment | |
| a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state | |
| the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) |
| ease (verb) | lie-in (verb) |
|---|---|
| lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate | |
| make easier | |
| lessen the intensity of or calm | |
| move gently or carefully |
Words related to "ease"
- abreact
- affluence
- aid
- allay
- alleviate
- assist
- assuage
- bed rest
- bedrest
- comfort
- comfortableness
- console
- difficulty
- dormancy
- ease up
- easement
- easiness
- easing
- easy
- effortlessness
- facilitate
- go
- help
- inactivity
- informality
- lap of luxury
- laziness
- leisure
- lie-in
- locomote
- move
- naturalness
- painlessness
- palliate
- quality
- quiescence
- quiescency
- relaxation
- relaxedness
- relief
- relieve
- repose
- reprieve
- respite
- rest
- richness
- simpleness
- simplicity
- sleeping
- solace
- soothe
- still
- travel
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