'Repose' definitions:

Definition of 'repose'

(from WordNet)
noun
Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" [syn: rest, ease, repose, relaxation]
noun
The absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis]
noun
A disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility]
verb
Put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"
verb
Be inherent or innate in; [syn: rest, reside, repose]
verb
Lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
verb
Lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch" [syn: recumb, repose, recline]
verb
Put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: lay, put down, repose]
verb
To put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"

Definition of 'Repose'

From: GCIDE
  • Repose \Re*pose"\, v. i.
  • 1. To lie at rest; to rest. [1913 Webster]
  • Within a thicket I reposed. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms. [1913 Webster]
  • It is upon these that the soul may repose. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To lie; recline; couch; rest; sleep; settle; lodge; abide. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Repose'

From: GCIDE
  • Repose \Re*pose"\ (r[-e]*p[=o]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reposed (-p?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reposing.] [F. reposer; L. pref. re- re- + pausare to pause. See Pause, Pose, v.]
  • 1. To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • But these thy fortunes let us straight repose In this divine cave's bosom. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
  • Pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth . . . are left behind. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • All being settled and reposed, the lord archbishop did present his majesty to the lords and commons. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
  • After the toil of battle to repose Your wearied virtue. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust. [1913 Webster]
  • The king reposeth all his confidence in thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Repose'

From: GCIDE
  • Repose \Re*pose"\, n. [F. repos. See Repose, v.]
  • 1. A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet. [1913 Webster]
  • Shake off the golden slumber of repose. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Poetic) A rest; a pause. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Fine Arts) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Angle of repose (Physics), the inclination of a plane at which a body placed on the plane would remain at rest, or if in motion would roll or slide down with uniform velocity; the angle at which the various kinds of earth will stand when abandoned to themselves. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Rest; recumbency; reclination; ease; quiet; quietness; tranquillity; peace. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'repose'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Repose'