easement

English Thesaurus

1. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down,
definition	:	the act of decreasing or reducing something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	spasmolysis,
definition	:	the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms (noun.act)

hyponym	:	detente,
definition	:	the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	palliation,
definition	:	easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause (noun.act)

hyponym	:	liberalisation, liberalization, relaxation,
definition	:	the act of making less strict (noun.act)

hyponym	:	decompressing, decompression,
definition	:	relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) (noun.act)

2. (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	exclusive right, perquisite, prerogative, privilege,
definition	:	a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	public easement,
definition	:	any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets) (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	right of way,
definition	:	the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else (noun.attribute)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

3. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) (noun.act)

derivation	:	alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve,
definition	:	provide physical relief, as from pain (verb.body)

derivation	:	comfort, ease,
definition	:	lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate (verb.body)

derivation	:	allay, ease, relieve, still,
definition	:	lessen the intensity of or calm (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve,
definition	:	provide physical relief, as from pain (verb.body)

derivation	:	comfort, ease,
definition	:	lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate (verb.body)

derivation	:	allay, ease, relieve, still,
definition	:	lessen the intensity of or calm (verb.emotion)