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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