at ease vs gloomy

at ease

prep
  • Allowed to refrain from being in rigid formation. 

  • Free of anxiety; not stressed or tense. 

  • In a relaxed position with the feet apart rather than at attention. 

gloomy

adj
  • Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected. 

  • Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening. 

noun
  • Someone or something that is gloomy or pessimistic. 

How often have the words at ease and gloomy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )