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

The Love Goddess Venus enters your sign, spotlighting self-worth and a gracious presence that helps people feel at ease around you. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Reproductive health experts, however, aren’t ready to call it safe, saying more research is needed to put millions of consumers at ease. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 July 2026

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

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