Definitions of repose [ɪˈpoʊz]

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Definition of 'repose'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) repose
the state of being at rest; sleep.

2.  repose
peace or tranquillity; calm.

3.  repose
dignified calmness; composure.

4.  repose
absence of movement or animation.

5. (v.i.) repose
to lie or be at rest, as from work or activity.

6.  repose
to be peacefully calm and quiet.

7.  repose
to lie dead.

8.  repose
Archaic. to rely.

9. (v.t.) repose
to lay to rest; refresh by rest (often used reflexively).

10. (v.t.) repose
to put (confidence, trust, etc.) in a person or thing.

11.  repose
to put under the authority of a person.

12.  repose
Archaic. to deposit.

Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME: to replace, repr. L repōnere to put back; see re -, pose¹)

Definition of 'repose'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) rest, ease, repose, relaxation
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
"took his repose by the swimming pool"

2. (noun) peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis
the absence of mental stress or anxiety

3. (verb) repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
a disposition free from stress or emotion

4. (verb) repose
put or confide something in a person or thing
"These philosophers reposed the law in the people"

5. (verb) rest, reside, repose
be inherent or innate in;

6. (verb) repose
lie when dead
"Mao reposes in his mausoleum"

7. (verb) recumb, repose, recline
lean in a comfortable resting position
"He was reposing on the couch"

8. (verb) lay, put down, repose
put in a horizontal position
"lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

9. (verb) repose
to put something (eg trust) in something
"The nation reposed its confidence in the King"

Definition of 'repose'

Webster Dictionary

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

2.  repose
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.  repose
to place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust

4.  repose
a lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet

5.  repose
rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment

6.  repose
a rest; a pause

7.  repose
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

8. (verb) repose
to lie at rest; to rest

9. (verb) repose
figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms

10. (verb) repose
to lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand

Translation of 'repose'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: rest; calm; peacefulness.
Afrikaans: kalmte, vreedsaamheid	Arabic: سُكون، هُدوء، اسْتِراحَه	Bulgarian: спокойствие
Brazilian: repouso	Czech: odpočinek	German: die Ruhe
Danish: hvile; ro	Greek: ανάπαυση, ηρεμία	Spanish: reposo
Estonian: puhkus	Farsi: آسایش؛ استراحت	Finnish: lepo
French: repos	Hebrew: מְנוּחָה	Hindi: आराम
Croatian: mirnoća, počivanje	Hungarian: pihenés	Indonesian: tenang
Icelandic: hvíld	Italian: riposo	Japanese: 休息
Korean: 고요함, 정적, 평온	Lithuanian: miegas, poilsis, ramybė	Latvian: atpūta; miers
Malay: tenang	Dutch: rust	Norwegian: hvile, ro, harmoni
Polish: spoczynek, spokój	Persian: آسایش؛ استراحت	Pashto: سياله كول، دمه كول، هوسا
Portuguese: repouso	Romanian: repaus	Russian: отдых; покой
Slovak: odpočinok	Slovenian: počitek, spokojnost	Serbian: odmor
Swedish: vila, ro	Thai: ความสงบ	Turkish: dinlenme; sessizlik
Taiwanese: 休息，安寧	Ukrainian: відпочинок	Urdu: آرام کرنا
Vietnamese: sự nghỉ ngơi; sự yên tĩnh	Chinese: 休息，安静
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