At-ease Definition

phrase

Free of anxiety; not stressed or tense.

Wiktionary

(military, marching) In a relaxed position with the feet apart rather than at attention.

Wiktionary

(military, marching) Allowed to refrain from being in rigid formation.

Wiktionary

Origin of At-ease

  • Calque of the Old French a eise, from a (“at”) + eise.

    From Wiktionary

At-ease Sentence Examples

  • He seemed at ease with himself, another thing she didn't remember about him.

  • She closed her eyes, at ease in the arms of the man who scared her any other time.

  • Kris chuckled, at ease with his brother despite the unprotected penthouse on the top floor of a building that could be easily leveled by a single explosive charge.

  • Jackson felt a little more at ease.

  • Physically at ease with him, she nonetheless had no idea how to talk to a lover who was neither one she chose nor human.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to at-ease using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

AAT

Words Ending With

ESEASE

Unscrambles

at-ease

Words Starting With A and Ending With E

Starts With A & Ends With EStarts With AT & Ends With EStarts With A & Ends With SE

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With A7 Letter Words Ending With E