easefuladj.
1. That gives ease, comfort, or relief; comfortable, soothing.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [adjective] > giving consolation or relief
comfortable1377
comforting1382
easefulc1425
solaciousc1450
unctious1477
consolativea1492
consolatorya1500
comfortful1552
recomfortable1581
cordial1584
relieving1597
comfortizing1600
balmya1616
lenifying1617
consolating?1650
easinga1665
balsamic1667
relief-ful1699
consolinga1704
assuasive1713
solacing1721
soothing1746
consolate1748
reassuring1753
alleviative1770
cheering1796
assuaging1801
sooth1819
paramuthetic1854
soothful1886
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [adjective] > comfortable (of conditions or way of life)
easyc1380
easefulc1425
commodiousa1528
commoditious1574
carpeta1639
large1722
snug1766
comfortable1769
liveable1794
comfy1829
featherbed-campaigner1888
rose water1889
c1425 Wyntoun Cron. vi. xx. 46 Wyth oþire thyng Ðat esful ware to þare lykyng.
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) v. 70 Myne auenture heir tak will I, Quhethir it be eisfull [1489 Adv. esfull] or angry.
1568 V. Skinner tr. R. González de Montes Discouery Inquisition of Spayne f. 61v A bedde of flagges whiche serued them both to couch on, more paynefull a great deale then easefull.
1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Eng. 84/1 in Chron. I How pleasant and easefull the good lucke of those princes.
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iii. sig. Ii1v Wishing easefull rest to Philoclea.
1607 C. Lever in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign James I (1848) 168 To make his burthen Easeful as hee may.
1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 50 It is neither easefull, profitable, nor prais-worthy in this life to doe evill.
1820 J. Keats Ode to Nightingale in Lamia & Other Poems 110 For many a time I have been half in love with easeful Death.
1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders I. iii. 34 That easeful sense of accomplishment which follows work done that has been a hard struggle in the doing.
2. Unoccupied, at rest; addicted to ease or indolence, slothful, careless.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective]
sweerc725
foridledc1230
idlea1300
faintc1325
recrayed1340
slewful1340
nicea1398
sleuthya1400
delicate?c1400
sleuthfulc1400
slothfulc1400
sloth1412
lurdanc1480
luskinga1500
luskish15..
droning1509
bumbard?a1513
slottery1513
desidiousa1540
lazy1549
slovening1549
truanta1550
sleuth1567
litherly1573
truantly1579
dronish1580
lubberly1580
truant-like1583
shiftless1584
sluggard1594
fat1598
lusky1604
sweatless1606
clumse1611
easeful1611
loselly1611
do-littlea1613
sluggardisha1627
pigritious1638
drony1653
murcid1656
thokisha1682
shammockinga1704
indolent1710
huddroun1721
nothing-doing1724
desidiose1727
lusk1775
slack-twisted1794
sweert1817
bone-lazya1825
lurgy1828
straight-backed1830
do-nothing1832
slobbish1833
bone idle1836
slouch1837
lotophagous1841
shammocky1841
bein1847
thoky1847
lotus-eating1852
fainéant1855
sluggardly1865
lazy-boned1875
do-naught1879
easy-going1879
lazyish1892
slobbed1962
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Aiser, to be lazie, easefull.
a1618 W. Raleigh Seat of Govt. in Sceptick (1651) 66 Giving the best of their grain to the easefull and idle.
1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer iii. 18 The faire smooth way, of easefull Pleasure tends.
1686 J. Crook Epist. Young People professing Truth 4 Rest no longer in an easeful mind..but sink down in deep Humility.
1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 88 Winter is easeful for the husbandman.
Derivatives
ˈeasefully adv. in an easeful manner; comfortably; idly.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [adverb]
softOE
at likinga1398
commodiously1420
beinly?a1500
at home1531
in sufficiencec1550
softly1567
snugly1590
easefully1611
comfortably1634
cosily1721
lown1724
snug1766
lownly1788
tosh1808
comfily1917
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [adverb] > in manner giving consolation or relief
solaciouslya1529
comfortably1611
easefully1611
relievinglya1708
reassuringly1827
consolatorily1836
comfortingly1849
consolingly1880
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [adverb] > without pain or discomfort
easilyc1300
easefully1611
painlessly1843
panglessly1874
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Estre en la paille iusques au ventre, to be fully accommodated, easefully lodged.
1886 Graphic 27 Feb. 242/1 Standing with her hands on her hips, easefully looking at the preparations on her behalf.
ˈeasefulness n. the condition of being easeful.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [noun]
softa1400
makandec1450
self-ease1590
easefulnessa1639
snugness1766
comfortableness1783
comfort1814
cosiness1834
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
a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) i. xix. 235 The diligent man takes as much content in his moderate labour, as the sluggard in somnolency and easefulnesse.
1883 Brit. Q. Rev. July 15 The exceeding sense of comfort and easefulness.
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