Antonyms of noun difficulty

1 of 4 senses of difficulty

Sense 4
difficulty, difficultness -- (the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb")
       Antonym of ease (Sense 1)
      => ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness -- (freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun difficulty

4 senses of difficulty

Sense 1
trouble, difficulty -- (an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty")
       => effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat -- (use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion")

Sense 2
difficulty -- (a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent")
       => cognitive factor -- (something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result)

Sense 3
difficulty -- (a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties")
       => condition, status -- (a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations")

Sense 4
difficulty, difficultness -- (the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb")
       => quality -- (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)

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