repose
noun
the state of resting or being at rest; sleep.
Example Sentences
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"My cows like me—and there's great comfort after the stress of a stormy session in the reposefulness of a pig."
From The Gay Cockade by Temple Bailey
Mrs. Gerald Lace was silent and reposeful, with the inevitable silent reposefulness of a woman with a fourteen-inch waist.
From Poppy The Story of a South African Girl by Cynthia Stockley
Contrasted with her secret turmoil the reposefulness, friendliness of the place was so beautiful to her that taut emotions were ready to give.
From Fidelity A Novel by Susan Glaspell
There was also a curious reposefulness about her, and Appleby had wondered why a young woman of her distinction had displayed the kindliness she had more than once done to him.
From The Dust of Conflict by Harold Bindloss
The early evening sky was growing bluer—a blue reposefulness was pouring itself out upon the earth and extinguishing the ruby-coloured flames of the sunset.
From The Created Legend by John Cournos
