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The Meaning of repose
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(v.) To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
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(v.) To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest, -- often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch.
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(v.) To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
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(v. i.) To lie at rest; to rest.
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(v. i.) Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
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(v. i.) To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.
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(v.) A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
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(v.) Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
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(v.) A rest; a pause.
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(v.) That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eye; -- opposed to the scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want repose.
Synonyms
rest period
,
tranquility
,
eternal sleep
,
peace of mind
,
loosening
,
balance
,
relaxation behavior
,
relief
,
ease
,
rest
,
simplicity
,
eternal rest
,
quiet
,
simpleness
,
easiness
,
placidity
,
informality
,
relaxation method
,
comfort
,
peace
,
relaxation
,
tranquillity
,
residual
,
quietus
,
liberalisation
,
peacefulness
,
ataraxis
,
remainder
,
residue
,
residuum
,
sleep
,
heartsease
,
serenity
,
slackening
,
liberalization
,
respite
,
field pansy
,
wild pansy
,
love-in-idleness
,
peaceableness
,
two-eyed violet
,
peace treaty
,
pink of my John
,
public security
,
pacification
,
lull
,
silence
,
quietness
,
quietude
,
placidness
,
lay
,
recumb
,
reside
,
put down
,
recline
,
take a breather
,
perch
,
occupy
,
stay
,
domicile
,
lodge in
,
shack
,
pillow
,
breathe
,
lie
,
remain
,
catch one's breath
,
domiciliate
,
roost
,
lean back
,
put
,
destroy
,
bring down
,
enter
,
get down
,
disgrace
,
set
,
pose
,
place
,
degrade
,
discharge
,
drop
,
unload
,
set down
,
record
,
land
,
take down
,
position
,
demean
,
drop off
,
place down
,
write down
,
calm
,
pause
,
slumber
,
calmness
,
cessation
,
recreation
,
stillness
,
quiescence
,
stop
,
intermission
Antonyms
agitation
,
disturbance
,
movement
,
stir
,
tumult
,
motion
,
rush
,
toil
,
work
,
commotion
,
excitement
,
restlessness
,
strain
,
unrest
,
disquiet
Homophones
repos
Rhymes
alagoas
,
ambrose
,
arose
,
beaus
,
bestows
,
blose
,
blows
,
boase
,
boes
,
bongos
,
bose
,
boulos
,
bowes
,
bows
,
boze
,
brose
,
bulldoze
,
chose
,
close
,
clothes
,
compose
,
cose
,
cowes
,
crose
,
crows
,
croze
,
decompose
,
demos
,
depose
,
disclose
,
dispose
,
dominoes
,
dominos
,
doze
,
dubose
,
duclos
,
eaux
,
enclose
,
eskimos
,
expose
,
fallows
,
foes
,
foreclose
,
froze
,
ghose
,
glows
,
gloze
,
goes
,
goghs
,
gose
,
grose
,
groseclose
,
grows
,
hose
,
impose
,
interpose
,
joes
,
jos
,
juxtapose
,
klose
,
knows
,
kroes
,
kroeze
,
loews
,
logos
,
lowes
,
lows
,
meadows
,
melrose
,
misdiagnose
,
moes
,
mose
,
ngos
,
noes
,
nose
,
ohs
,
ooohs
,
oppose
,
ose
,
overexpose
,
owes
,
pharos
,
pose
,
pows
,
predispose
,
presuppose
,
primrose
,
propose
,
pros
,
prose
,
rainbows
,
reimpose
,
repos
,
rockrose
,
rohs
,
rose
,
rowes
,
rows
,
shadows
,
slows
,
snows
,
sows
,
stavros
,
studios
,
superimpose
,
suppose
,
tempos
,
those
,
throes
,
throws
,
toes
,
tomorrows
,
tows
,
transpose
,
troas
,
yoes