repose
11Repose — 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.… …
12repose — [n] restfulness; calm ease, inaction, inactivity, leisure, peace, quiet, quietness, quietude, refreshment, relaxation, relaxing, renewal, requiescence, respite, rest, restoration, sleep, slumber, stillness, tranquillity; concepts 410,681,720 Ant …
13repose — repose1 [ri pōz′] vt. reposed, reposing [LME reposen < OFr reposer < LL repausare < L re , again + LL pausare: see POSE1] to lay or place for rest: often reflexive [to repose oneself on a bed] vi. 1. to lie at rest 2. to rest fro …
14repose — I (place) verb deposit, establish, fix, invest, lodge, plant, put, reposit, set, settle, store, vest in II (rest) verb be calm, be serene, be tranquil, compose oneself, lie down, recline, relax, rest, settle, sleep, slumber III index …
15repose — n *rest, relaxation, leisure, ease, comfort Analogous words: calmness, tranquillity, serenity, placidity, peacefulness (see corresponding adjectives at CALM): refreshment, restoration, renewal (see corresponding verbs at RENEW) Contrasted words:… …
16Repose — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Repose >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 repose repose rest silken repose Sgm: N 1 sleep sleep &c. 683 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 relaxation relaxation breathing time Sgm: N 2 halt …
17repose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. rest (see repose); lay, place, entrust, deposit, put. See support, location. II State of rest Nouns 1. repose, rest, inactivity, relaxation, breathing time or spell, letup, halt, pause, respite,… …
18repose — re|pose1 [rıˈpəuz US ˈpouz] n [U] formal or literary a state of calm or comfortable rest in repose ▪ His face looked less hard in repose. repose 2 repose2 v [I always + adverb/preposition] formal or literary [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1400 1500; : Old… …
19repose — I. verb (reposed; reposing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French reposer, from Late Latin repausare, from Latin re + Late Latin pausare to stop, from Latin pausa pause Date: 15th century transitive verb to lay at rest intransitive verb 1 …
20repose — Synonyms and related words: abide, abide in, abnegation, abstinence, accubation, accumbency, ataraxia, ataraxy, be, be coextensive with, be comprised in, be constituted by, be contained in, be found, be located, be present in, be situated, be… …
