repose
1the state of resting or being at rest; sleep.
peace; tranquility; calm: rare moments of utter repose.
dignified calmness, as of manner; composure.
absence of movement, animation, etc.: When in repose, her face recalls the Mona Lisa.
to lie or be at rest, as from work, activity, etc.
to lie dead: His body will repose in the chapel for two days.
to be peacefully calm and quiet: The sea reposed under the tropical sun.
to lie or rest on something.
Archaic. to depend or rely on a person or thing.
to lay at rest; rest; refresh by rest (often used reflexively).
Origin of repose
1Other words from repose
- re·pos·ed·ly [ri-poh-zid-lee], /rɪˈpoʊ zɪd li/, adverb
- re·pos·ed·ness, noun
- re·pos·er, noun
Words that may be confused with repose
- re-pose, repose
Other definitions for repose (2 of 3)
to put (confidence, trust, etc.) in a person or thing.
to put under the authority or at the disposal of a person.
Archaic. to deposit.
Origin of repose
2Other definitions for re-pose (3 of 3)
Origin of re-pose
3Words that may be confused with re-pose
- re-pose , repose
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How to use repose in a sentence
But the real tragedy reposes in the fact that McConnell benefits in his way from the standard set by great senators like Cooper.
Mitch McConnell: Putting Party Ahead of Country Every Time | Michael Tomasky | June 1, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe cliffs of this island are composed of a fissile primitive rock, on which sandstone reposes in regular beds.
On these inadequate ideas reposes, and must repose, the general practice of the world.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterBetween these rivers, and nestling inside of their very confluence, reposes Harper's Ferry.
The Raid of John Brown at Harper's Ferry as I Saw It | Rev. Samuel Vanderlip LeechHe said it was a kind of quail, a bird that reposes near Messina when migrating.
Castellinaria | Henry Festing Jones
What but a man who adores God alone, who loves God above all things, who reposes all his trust and confidence in God?
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II | Francis Augustus Cox
British Dictionary definitions for repose (1 of 2)
/ (rɪˈpəʊz) /
a state of quiet restfulness; peace or tranquillity
dignified calmness of manner; composure
to place (oneself or one's body) in a state of quiet relaxation; lie or lay down at rest
(intr) to lie when dead, as in the grave
(intr ; foll by on, in, etc) formal to take support (from) or be based (on): your plan reposes on a fallacy
Origin of repose
1Derived forms of repose
- reposal, noun
- reposer, noun
- reposeful, adjective
- reposefully, adverb
- reposefulness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for repose (2 of 2)
/ (rɪˈpəʊz) /
to put (trust or confidence) in a person or thing
to place or put (an object) somewhere
Origin of repose
2Derived forms of repose
- reposal, noun
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