easiness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈizinəs/ UK /ˈiːzinəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being easy or free from difficulty or strain The easiness of the trail made it popular with families. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being easy... easefacilitysimplicityeffortlessnesscomfortleisureliness ↔ Opposites difficultyhardnessstrainarduousness Word family Related forms easyeaseeasily Etymology AI details From Middle English esynesse, from easy (from Old French aisié) + -ness. aisié Old French aise Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # easiness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈizinəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈiːzinəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being easy or free from difficulty or strain ## Examples - The easiness of the trail made it popular with families. ## Synonyms - ease - facility - simplicity - effortlessness - comfort - leisureliness ## Antonyms - difficulty - hardness - strain - arduousness ## Related Forms - easy - ease - easily ## Roots and Affixes - Root: aisié - Root: aise ## Etymology From Middle English esynesse, from easy (from Old French aisié) + -ness. ## AI Etymology Easiness is from Middle English esynesse, from easy (from Old French aisié) + -ness. Important recorded forms include aisié (Old French) and aise (Old French). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the quality of being easy or free from difficulty or strain. The wider family includes related words such as easy, ease, and easily. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown