repose
n.
rest, relaxation; sleep; tranquility, peacefulness; stillness, absence of movement
v.
rest, relax; place on or against something; lie down, recline
repose
Noun
1. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
(synonym) rest, ease, relaxation
(hypernym) inactivity
(hyponym) bedrest, bed rest
(derivation) recumb, recline
2. the absence of mental stress or anxiety
(synonym) peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis
(hypernym) tranquillity, tranquility, quietness, quietude
3. a disposition free from stress or emotion
(synonym) quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
(hypernym) composure, calm, calmness, equanimity
(hyponym) ataraxia
Verb
1. put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"
(hypernym) put, assign
2. be inherent or innate in;
(synonym) rest, reside
(hypernym) inhere in, attach to
3. lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
(hypernym) lie
4. lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch"
(synonym) recumb, recline
(hypernym) lie
(hyponym) rest
(verb-group) recline
(derivation) rest, ease, relaxation
5. put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
(synonym) lay, put down
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(hyponym) rail
(cause) lie
(see-also) repose on, rest on, build on, build upon
6. to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
reposé
adj.
fresh, rested
reposer
v.
rest, repose; refresh; recline, lie
reposar
v.
repose, rest; doss; lie
Repose
(v.)
To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
(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.
(v.)
To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
(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.
(v.)
Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
(v.)
A rest; a pause.
(v.)
A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
(v. i.)
To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.
(v. i.)
To lie at rest; to rest.
(v. i.)
Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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