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.] [1913 Webster] They him besought Of harbor and or ease as for hire penny. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body. [1913 Webster] Usefulness comes by labor, wit by ease. --Herbert. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Among these nations shalt thou find no ease. --Deut. xxviii. 65. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] True ease in writing comes from art, not chance. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Whate'er he did was done with so much ease, In him alone 't was natural to please. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]