The difference between Ease and Relief

When used as nouns, ease means ability, the means to do something, particularly: opportunity, chance. skill, dexterity, facility, whereas relief means the removal of stress or discomfort.

Ease is also verb with the meaning: to free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.

Relief is also adjective with the meaning: characterized by surface inequalities.

check bellow for the other definitions of Ease and Relief

  1. Ease as a noun (obsolete):

    Ability, the means to do something, particularly: Opportunity, chance. Skill, dexterity, facility.

    Examples:

    "He played the ukelele with ease."

  2. Ease as a noun (pejorative, archaic):

    Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness, particularly: Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes idleness, sloth. Freedom from worry and concern; peace; sometimes indifference. Freedom from difficulty. Freedom from effort, leisure, rest. Freedom from financial effort or worry; affluence. Freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness; grace.

    Examples:

    "She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work."

    "The pension set her mind [[at ease at ease]]."

    "He passed all the exams with ease."

    "We took our ease on the patio."

    "His inheritance catapulted him into a life of ease."

    "She dealt with the faculty with combined authority and ease."

  3. Ease as a noun (euphemistic, obsolete):

    Relief, an end to discomfort, particularly: Followed by or : release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance. Release from intestinal discomfort: defecation. Release from constraint, obligation, or a constrained position. Additional space provided to allow greater movement.

    Examples:

    "Take one pill every 12 hours to provide ease from pain."

    "At ease, soldier!"

    "Add some ease to the waist measurement."

  4. Ease as a noun (obsolete):

    A convenience; a luxury.

  5. Ease as a noun (obsolete):

    A relief; an easement.

  1. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.

    Examples:

    "He eased his conscience by confessing."

  2. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).

    Examples:

    "He loosened his shoe to ease the pain."

  3. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To give respite to (someone).

    Examples:

    "The provision of extra staff eased their workload."

  4. Ease as a verb (nautical, transitive):

    To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.

    Examples:

    "We eased the [[boom vang]], then lowered the sail."

  5. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To reduce the difficulty of (something).

    Examples:

    "We had to ease the entry requirements."

  6. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To move (something) slowly and carefully.

    Examples:

    "He eased the cork from the bottle."

  7. Ease as a verb (intransitive):

    To lessen in severity.

    Examples:

    "The pain eased overnight."

  8. Ease as a verb (intransitive):

    To proceed with little effort.

    Examples:

    "The car eased onto the motorway."

  1. Relief as a noun:

    The removal of stress or discomfort.

    Examples:

    "I sighed with relief when I found out that my daughter hadn't got lost, but was waiting for me at home."

  2. Relief as a noun:

    The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.

  3. Relief as a noun:

    The person who takes over a shift for another.

    Examples:

    "Officer Schmidt can finally go home because his relief has arrived."

  4. Relief as a noun:

    Aid or assistance offered in time of need.

  5. Relief as a noun (legal):

    Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.

  6. Relief as a noun:

    A lowering of a tax through special provisions; short for tax relief.

  1. Relief as a noun:

    A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.

  2. Relief as a noun:

    The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.

  3. Relief as a noun:

    The difference of elevations on a surface.

    Examples:

    "the relief on that part of the Earth's surface"

  1. Relief as an adjective (of a surface):

    Characterized by surface inequalities.

  2. Relief as an adjective:

    Of or used in letterpress.

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