easinessn.

/ˈiːzɪnɪs/

Etymology: < easy adj., adv., and n. + -ness suffix.

The state or quality of being easy adj., adv., and n. (in any of its senses).

1. Freedom from discomfort or anxiety.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [noun] > absence of pain or discomfort

ease?c1225

indolency1603

indolence1656

easiness1704

1704 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 4) ii. 274 The rest and easiness we enjoy when asleep.

2. The quality of being easy in attitude, behaviour, style, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > social intercourse or companionship > [noun] > quality of being agreeable or affable

agreeability?c1400

affability?1483

facility1542

easiness1567

affableness1587

agreeablenessa1631

communicablenessa1631

conversableness1675

agreemony1678

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > social intercourse or companionship > [noun] > freedom from awkwardness in style or behaviour

easiness1567

social graces1726

ease1750

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour > affability > easiness of manner

easiness1567

ease1750

unceremoniousness1816

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Aj^v I followe flowinge easynes, My style is clearely marde.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxv. 343 Her Easiness of Behaviour makes him secure of Acceptance.

a1791 J. Wesley Wks. (1830) XIII. 378 Perspicuity, purity, propriety, strength and easiness, constitute a good style.

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. III. 81 Virgil..wanted much of that natural easiness of wit that Ovid had.

3. Indolence, carelessness, indifference.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun]

sleuthc888

sweernessc888

slacknessc897

unlustOE

aswolkenessc1000

slothc1175

sweeringa1300

sloth-head1303

unlusthead1340

nicetya1387

sluggardy1390

sluggardness1398

nicehead1440

musardryc1450

slugnessc1450

lashness1477

sweerdomc1480

truantness1483

passibilityc1485

sleuthfulness1488

sluggardry1513

slothfulness1526

sluggardise1532

luskishness1538

desidiousnessa1540

ocivity1550

restiness?c1550

niceness1557

laziness1580

easinessa1586

poltroonery1590

facility1615

pigritude1623

pigrity1623

otiosity1632

easefulnessa1639

dronishness1674

reasiness1679

indolence1710

accidity1730

indolency1741

lurgy1769

donothingness1814

far niente1819

oisivity1830

donothingism1839

dronage1846

lotus-eating1852

faineance1853

faineancy1854

bummerism1858

lazyhood1866

bone-laziness1875

sleevelessness1882

bummery1887

sluggardliness1977

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. G2^v They are full of very idle easines.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. i. 68 Custome hath made it in him a propertie of easines .

1699 T. Cockman tr. Cicero Offices ii. xviii. 207 Ruin'd by his Easiness and Neglect.

1825 Houlston Tracts I. xxx. 3 There was no reason for deferring it, but only just his easiness.

4. The quality of not being difficult or burdensome; facility.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun]

lightnessa1382

easiness1398

lightsomeness?a1425

facility1531

readiness1579

easea1616

glibnessa1640

smoothness1893

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) v. lvii. 172 Many and dyuerse boones ben in the body and that for..easynesse of mouynge.

1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 727 No man..should with too much easinesse be promoted without witnesses.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 153 Refraine night, And that shall lend a kind of easines To the next abstinence.

1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) ii. lxiii. 320 The easinesse of the purchase makes the profit so much the greater.

1800 Stuart in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 575 Besides easiness of conquest, they would find wealth.

5. The quality of not being harsh or exacting; gentleness, indulgence, kindness.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of strictness > [noun] > leniency

neshc1175

moderation?a1425

favourc1460

easiness1483

favourableness1545

lightness1611

grace1660

leniency1780

lenience1796

1483 Vulgaria abs Terencio (T. Rood & T. Hunte) sig. piij^v To holde chylder vndir wyth shame & gentillnes sofnes or esynes.

1619 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Maides Trag. iv. sig. G4^v Doe you raise mirth out of my easinesse.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iv. xliv. 347 The Easinesse of our Saviour, in bearing with offences, etc.

1748 Bp. J. Butler Serm. in Wks. (1874) II. 304 That easiness of temper, which..is expressed by the word good-humour.

1856 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles (ed. 5) xxiii. 341 Under a seeming severity lurks the real love, while under the mask of greater easiness selfishness lies hid.

†6. The quality of being easily influenced; in bad sense, credulity; want of firmness, fickleness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > persuadability

easinessa1619

persuasibilitya1631

persuasiblenessa1660

flexibility1703

persuadableness1741

persuadability1796

manipulability1967

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun]

unsteadfastnessa1300

falsenessc1330

unstablenessc1380

varyingc1380

inconstancec1386

variance1390

geriness1412

instabilityc1422

changeability?a1425

mutabilitya1425

changec1425

changeableness1447

unconstancec1449

unstabilitya1470

mutableness1481

unsureness1481

instableness1483

variation1509

inconstancy1526

shittleness1530

fickleness1548

unconstancy1548

unconstantness1551

inconstantness?a1562

pliableness1562

fast and loose1575

volubility1603

levity1604

unconstability1611

flexibleness1623

vagrancy1642

self-inconsistency1655

inconsistency1665

flittingnessa1680

easiness1705

inconsistence1713

versatility1755

contrariety1762

vibration1785

changefulness1791

girouettism1825

pirouettism1839

weathercockism1843

pirouettiveness1844

volatileness1849

unfixity1856

ficklety1888

a1619 S. Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. (1626) 35 The King..working vpon the easinesse of his youth, and ambition.

1674 W. Lloyd Difference Church & Court of Rome 12 Persons..who practised upon their easiness.

1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels II. 496 The Envy and Spight of the Chief Priests and Pharisees, The Easiness and Fury of the Common People.

a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George II (1847) III. vii. 174 All made advantage of English easiness and dissipation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	easiness
释义	easinessn. /ˈiːzɪnɪs/ Etymology: < easy adj., adv., and n. + -ness suffix. The state or quality of being easy adj., adv., and n. (in any of its senses). 1. Freedom from discomfort or anxiety. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [noun] > absence of pain or discomfort ease?c1225 indolency1603 indolence1656 easiness1704 1704 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 4) ii. 274 The rest and easiness we enjoy when asleep. 2. The quality of being easy in attitude, behaviour, style, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > social intercourse or companionship > [noun] > quality of being agreeable or affable agreeability?c1400 affability?1483 facility1542 easiness1567 affableness1587 agreeablenessa1631 communicablenessa1631 conversableness1675 agreemony1678 the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > social intercourse or companionship > [noun] > freedom from awkwardness in style or behaviour easiness1567 social graces1726 ease1750 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour > affability > easiness of manner easiness1567 ease1750 unceremoniousness1816 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Aj^v I followe flowinge easynes, My style is clearely marde. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxv. 343 Her Easiness of Behaviour makes him secure of Acceptance. a1791 J. Wesley Wks. (1830) XIII. 378 Perspicuity, purity, propriety, strength and easiness, constitute a good style. 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. III. 81 Virgil..wanted much of that natural easiness of wit that Ovid had. 3. Indolence, carelessness, indifference. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] sleuthc888 sweernessc888 slacknessc897 unlustOE aswolkenessc1000 slothc1175 sweeringa1300 sloth-head1303 unlusthead1340 nicetya1387 sluggardy1390 sluggardness1398 nicehead1440 musardryc1450 slugnessc1450 lashness1477 sweerdomc1480 truantness1483 passibilityc1485 sleuthfulness1488 sluggardry1513 slothfulness1526 sluggardise1532 luskishness1538 desidiousnessa1540 ocivity1550 restiness?c1550 niceness1557 laziness1580 easinessa1586 poltroonery1590 facility1615 pigritude1623 pigrity1623 otiosity1632 easefulnessa1639 dronishness1674 reasiness1679 indolence1710 accidity1730 indolency1741 lurgy1769 donothingness1814 far niente1819 oisivity1830 donothingism1839 dronage1846 lotus-eating1852 faineance1853 faineancy1854 bummerism1858 lazyhood1866 bone-laziness1875 sleevelessness1882 bummery1887 sluggardliness1977 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. G2^v They are full of very idle easines. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. i. 68 Custome hath made it in him a propertie of easines . View more context for this quotation 1699 T. Cockman tr. Cicero Offices ii. xviii. 207 Ruin'd by his Easiness and Neglect. 1825 Houlston Tracts I. xxx. 3 There was no reason for deferring it, but only just his easiness. 4. The quality of not being difficult or burdensome; facility. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] lightnessa1382 easiness1398 lightsomeness?a1425 facility1531 readiness1579 easea1616 glibnessa1640 smoothness1893 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) v. lvii. 172 Many and dyuerse boones ben in the body and that for..easynesse of mouynge. 1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 727 No man..should with too much easinesse be promoted without witnesses. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iv. 153 Refraine night, And that shall lend a kind of easines To the next abstinence. View more context for this quotation 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) ii. lxiii. 320 The easinesse of the purchase makes the profit so much the greater. 1800 Stuart in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 575 Besides easiness of conquest, they would find wealth. 5. The quality of not being harsh or exacting; gentleness, indulgence, kindness. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of strictness > [noun] > leniency neshc1175 moderation?a1425 favourc1460 easiness1483 favourableness1545 lightness1611 grace1660 leniency1780 lenience1796 1483 Vulgaria abs Terencio (T. Rood & T. Hunte) sig. piij^v To holde chylder vndir wyth shame & gentillnes sofnes or esynes. 1619 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Maides Trag. iv. sig. G4^v Doe you raise mirth out of my easinesse. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iv. xliv. 347 The Easinesse of our Saviour, in bearing with offences, etc. 1748 Bp. J. Butler Serm. in Wks. (1874) II. 304 That easiness of temper, which..is expressed by the word good-humour. 1856 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles (ed. 5) xxiii. 341 Under a seeming severity lurks the real love, while under the mask of greater easiness selfishness lies hid. †6. The quality of being easily influenced; in bad sense, credulity; want of firmness, fickleness. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > persuadability easinessa1619 persuasibilitya1631 persuasiblenessa1660 flexibility1703 persuadableness1741 persuadability1796 manipulability1967 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] unsteadfastnessa1300 falsenessc1330 unstablenessc1380 varyingc1380 inconstancec1386 variance1390 geriness1412 instabilityc1422 changeability?a1425 mutabilitya1425 changec1425 changeableness1447 unconstancec1449 unstabilitya1470 mutableness1481 unsureness1481 instableness1483 variation1509 inconstancy1526 shittleness1530 fickleness1548 unconstancy1548 unconstantness1551 inconstantness?a1562 pliableness1562 fast and loose1575 volubility1603 levity1604 unconstability1611 flexibleness1623 vagrancy1642 self-inconsistency1655 inconsistency1665 flittingnessa1680 easiness1705 inconsistence1713 versatility1755 contrariety1762 vibration1785 changefulness1791 girouettism1825 pirouettism1839 weathercockism1843 pirouettiveness1844 volatileness1849 unfixity1856 ficklety1888 a1619 S. Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. (1626) 35 The King..working vpon the easinesse of his youth, and ambition. 1674 W. Lloyd Difference Church & Court of Rome 12 Persons..who practised upon their easiness. 1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels II. 496 The Envy and Spight of the Chief Priests and Pharisees, The Easiness and Fury of the Common People. a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George II (1847) III. vii. 174 All made advantage of English easiness and dissipation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1398
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