Wordiyoease
Old FrenchVariants
ease
Related Roots
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About This Root
From Old French aise (comfort, pleasure, opportunity), possibly from Latin adjacēns (lying nearby). Everyday words like ease, easy, and easily express comfort and lack of difficulty. The negative forms are revealing: disease (originally dis-ease, "lack of comfort"), malaise (bad ease, vague discomfort), and uneasy (not at ease).
Associated Words
disease
an illness or medical condition
NGSL 1kIELTSB1
disease-resistant
Able to resist or withstand disease
ease
Lack of difficulty; a state of comfort (n.); to reduce pain or tension (v.)
NGSL 3kIELTSB2
easily
without difficulty
NGSL 1kA2
easy
not difficult; achieved without great effort
NGSL 1kA1
infectious-disease
A disease that can spread from person to person
malaise
A vague feeling of physical or mental discomfort and unease
GREC2
uneasy
Feeling anxious or uncomfortable; not at ease
IELTSA2