Definition:
- (v.) To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
- (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 place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
- (v. i.) To lie at rest; to rest.
- (v. i.) Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
- (v. i.) To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.
- (v.) A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
- (v.) Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
- (v.) A rest; a pause.
- (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.
Compare repose with other words:
reclaim vs. repose
relax vs. repose
repose vs. sepose
repose vs. reposed
depose vs. repose
prepose vs. repose
recumbent vs. repose
quite vs. repose
repose vs. sleep
repose vs. serenity
repose vs. supine
recline vs. repose
repose vs. reposeful
repose vs. reposer
repose vs. resting
repose vs. restless
entrust vs. repose
repose vs. reside
confide vs. repose
lay vs. repose
calmness vs. repose
ease vs. repose
peace vs. repose
quietness vs. repose
repose vs. rest
perfidy vs. repose