At ease
Little
Little adjective - Having relatively little height.
At ease and little are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "At ease" instead an adjective "Little".
Nearby Word: littleness
Both terms in one sentence
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Clumsy, not terribly intelligent, a little too forward, and generally a bit of a hick, but very friendly and eager to put others at ease.
Source: Anime / Only Yesterday -
Even offhandedly commenting to a hostage that he uses his little jokes to put his "patients" at ease.
Source: Video Game / Psychonauts -
Damian acted a little more like a kid around Colin Wilkes (probably to put Colin, who was the same age, more at ease), but it was a major change form his original characterization.
Source: Troubling Unchildlike Behavior
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