Found 2 items, similar to At ease.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: at ease
at ease
adj 1: without strain or anxiety;
“gave the impression of being
quite relaxed”;
“a relaxed and informal discussion”
[syn:
relaxed] [ant:
tense]
2: free from worry or anxiety;
“knowing that I had done my
best, my mind was easy”;
“an easy good-natured manner”;
“by the time the child faced the actual problem of reading
she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words”
[syn:
easy] [ant:
uneasy]
3: socially at ease;
“was at ease with strangers” [syn:
at ease(p)
]
adv : in a relaxed position, of soldiers;
“the soldiers were
standing at ease” [syn:
at rest]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: At ease
Ease
\Ease\ ([=e]z), n. [OE. ese, eise, F. aise; akin to Pr.
ais, aise, OIt. asio, It. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. L.
ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. Cf.
Agio,
Disease.]
1. Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation;
entertainment. [Obs.]
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They him besought
Of harbor and or ease as for hire penny. --Chaucer.
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2. Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as:
(a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation;
as, ease of body.
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Usefulness comes by labor, wit by ease.
--Herbert.
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Give yourself ease from the fatigue of watching.
--Swift.
(b) Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys
or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security;
as, ease of mind.
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Among these nations shalt thou find no ease.
--Deut.
xxviii. 65.
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Take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
--Luke xii.
19.
(c) Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty,
embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness;
-- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of
behavior, of address.
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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance.
--Pope.
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Whate'er he did was done with so much ease,
In him alone 't was natural to please. --Dryden.
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At ease, free from pain, trouble, or anxiety.
“His soul
shall dwell at ease.” --Ps. xxv. 12.
Chapel of ease. See under
Chapel.
Ill at ease, not at ease, disquieted; suffering; anxious.
To stand at ease (Mil.), to stand in a comfortable attitude
in one's place in the ranks.
With ease, easily; without much effort.
Syn: Rest; quiet; repose; comfortableness; tranquillity;
facility; easiness; readiness.
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