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
Also our six-shooters reposed in their scabbards, the four belts hooked over the horn of MacRae's saddle.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairFor a time the entire railway system in the north was under his p. 14control, and the confidence reposed in him was unbounded.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowKerry crossed the room, laid his oilskin and cane upon a chair, and from the shelf where it reposed took a squat volume.
Dope | Sax RohmerThen the Englishman placed the revolver in his belt and bowed low before the woman who reposed such confidence in him.
The Red Year | Louis TracyOn the right and on the left reposed, each in a massy sarcophagus, the departed kings and queens of Spain.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
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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