reposeful

[ ri-pohz-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. full of or suggesting repose; calm; quiet.

Origin of reposeful

1
First recorded in 1620–30; repose1 + -ful

Other words for reposeful

Other words from reposeful

  • re·pose·ful·ly, adverb
  • re·pose·ful·ness, noun
  • un·re·pose·ful, adjective
  • un·re·pose·ful·ly, adverb
  • un·re·pose·ful·ness, noun

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How to use reposeful in a sentence

  • Her attitude was reposeful and her face quiet; but there was something in both that faintly suggested a decided character.

    The Gold Trail | Harold Bindloss
  • It flows with graceful curves through a rich and reposeful landscape, where green woods cover gentle slopes.

  • At Sledmere, the adjoining village, everything has a well-cared-for and reposeful aspect.

  • They sat together in the moonlight without 133 further converse and in the reposeful silence a mutual understanding was born.

    Penny of Top Hill Trail | Belle Kanaris Maniates
  • More closely, the whole face was open, the eyes mild, and all about it was reposeful—sad resolution dominated by a dome of brain.

    John Ermine of the Yellowstone | Frederic Remington