at ease

phrase

1

: free from pain or discomfort

2

a

: free from restraint or formality

feels most at ease with old friends

b

: standing silently (as in a military formation) with the feet apart, the right foot in place, and one or both hands behind the body

—often used as a command

Examples of at ease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet Karter is utterly at ease behind the mic, rasping through a wistful melody with an unlit cigarette between her fingers, a black motorcycle jacket slipping off one shoulder. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 July 2026

But a more understated reason is that every aspect of Coach Eve has been considered and designed to put a candidate at ease, by engineers and by artists. — Benjamin Wolff, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Unfortunately, those in charge seem at ease with selling a century-old rivalry for the sake of becoming slightly more likely to make the College Football Playoff. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Anderson is right at ease with celebrity clientele, having worked with Zendaya, Rihanna, Beyonce, Miley Cyrus and other top-shelf talent. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for at ease

• agrees
• appease
• bougies
• burmese
• chemise
• chickpeas
• chinese
• cowpeas
• curies
• decrees
• degrees
• disease