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Ease vs Steezy - What's the difference?

ease | steezy |

As a noun ease

is the state of being comfortable or free from stress.

As a verb ease

is to free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.

As an adjective steezy is

(slang) easily stylish; (marked by) exhibiting style with ease.

ease

English

Noun

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  • The state of being comfortable or free from stress.
    • She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work.
  • Freedom from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
    • ''His mind was at ease when he received his pension.
  • Freedom from effort, difficulty or hardship.
    • He passed all the exams with ease .
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    • , year=2011 , date=November 11 , author=Rory Houston , title=Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland , work=RTE Sport citation , page= , passage=Walters tried a long range shot in the third minute as he opened the game sharply, linking well with Robbie Keane, but goalkeeper Sergei Pareiko gathered the ball with ease .}}
  • Dexterity or facility.
    • He played the organ with ease .
  • Affluence and freedom from financial problems.
    • After winning the jackpot, she lived a life of luxurious ease .
  • Relaxation, rest and leisure.
    • We took our ease on the patio.
  • (clothing) Additional space to allow movement within a garment.
    • to add ease to a waist measurement

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "ease")

    Synonyms

    * (state of being comfortable or free from stress) comfort, peace * peace of mind * (dexterity or facility) dexterity, facility, skill * free time, leisure, relaxation, rest

    Derived terms

    * chapel of ease * at ease * ease of use

    Related terms

    * easy

    References

    Verb

    (eas)
  • To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
    • He eased his conscience by confessing.
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    • Elyse Saugstad, a professional skier, wore a backpack equipped with an air bag, a relatively new and expensive part of the arsenal that backcountry users increasingly carry to ease their minds and increase survival odds in case of an avalanche.
  • To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
    • ''He loosened his shoe to ease the pain.
  • To give respite to (someone).
    • The provision of extra staff eased their workload.
  • To loosen or slacken the tension on (something).
    • We eased the rope, then lowered the sail.
  • To reduce the difficulty of (something).
    • We had to ease the entry requirements.
  • To move (something) slowly and carefully.
    • He eased the cork from the bottle.
  • To lessen in severity.
    • The pain eased overnight.
  • To proceed with little effort.
    • The car eased onto the motorway.

    Synonyms

    * assuage, salve * alleviate, assuage, lessen, reduce * give someone a break (informal), lay off (informal) * loosen, relax, slacken * simplify * (lessen in severity) lessen, reduce * (proceed with little effort) cruise

    steezy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (slang) (rfc-def) Easily stylish; (marked by) exhibiting style with ease.
  • * 2000 January 24th, Brian Jackson], [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.skate-board/topics?hl=en alt.skate-board] (): [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.skate-board/browse_thread/thread/36d1197598fd8307/7eb55c7d052ee218?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=%2Bsteezy+OR+%2Bsteezier+OR+%2Bsteeziest shoes , 8:00am
    • Osiris- too steezy for my tastes, I don’t like the look their shoes have
  • * 2000 August 10th, Brian Jackson, alt.skate-board (Google group): interesting stuff i got to say that isnt really interesting , 7:00am
    • That song is ok, I’m sort of bored with it now but its pretty cool when you first hear it, sort of cheezy (or steezy ?).
  • * 2009 October 14th, Shift], [http://groups.google.com/group/longboard-atlanta?hl=en Longboard-Atlanta] (Google group): [http://groups.google.com/group/longboard-atlanta/browse_thread/thread/f6caa05487844ab6/144466388fbbc74c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=%2Bsteezy+OR+%2Bsteezier+OR+%2Bsteeziest Beast Coast Longboarding 2010 Season , 1:12am
    • Not to mention GA riders could compete with the best the East Coast has to offer; racing against the fastest and steeziest riders around.
  • * 2010 November 18th, daniel], [http://groups.google.com/group/DASS-Team?hl=en UC Davis Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team] (Google group): [http://groups.google.com/group/DASS-Team/browse_thread/thread/b70827910fad0fe0/6a9b17728fea79d2?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=%2Bsteezy+OR+%2Bsteezier+OR+%2Bsteeziest a little market research in regards to the sweatshirts , 6:48pm
    • So basically I want to make sure as many people as possible get sweatshirts because (a) you’ll be the steeziest kid on your block / floor / chair lift and (b) its definitely and ego boost to see people wearing something you made.