Repose

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1. Verb

To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.

2. Verb

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.

3. Verb

To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.

4. Verb

To lie at rest; to rest.

5. Verb

Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.

6. Verb

To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.

7. Verb

A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.

8. Verb

Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.

9. Verb

A rest; a pause.

10. Verb

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.

11. Noun

the absence of mental stress or anxiety
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone

12. Noun

a disposition free from stress or emotion
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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