Definitions for repose
rɪˈpoʊzre·pose

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. rest, ease, repose, relaxationnoun

   freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

   "took his repose by the swimming pool"

2. peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxisnoun

   the absence of mental stress or anxiety

3. repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquilityverb

   a disposition free from stress or emotion

4. reposeverb

   put or confide something in a person or thing

   "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"

5. rest, reside, reposeverb

   be inherent or innate in;

6. reposeverb

   lie when dead

   "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"

7. recumb, repose, reclineverb

   lean in a comfortable resting position

   "He was reposing on the couch"

8. lay, put down, reposeverb

   put in a horizontal position

   "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

9. reposeverb

   to put something (eg trust) in something

   "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. reposenoun

   rest, sleep

2. reposenoun

   quietness, ease; peace, calmness

3. reposenoun

   period between eruptions of a volcano.

4. reposeverb

   To lay, to set down.

5. reposeverb

   To confide or entrust to someone.

6. reposeverb

   To reside in something.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reposenoun

   Etymology: repos, Fr.

   1. Sleep; rest; quiet.

   Merciful pow’rs!
   Restrain in me the cursed thoughts, that nature
   Gives way to in repose. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Th’ hour
   Of night, and of all things now retir’d to rest,
   Mind us of like repose. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iv.

   Thoughtful of thy gain, I all the livelong day
   Consume in meditation deep, recluse
   From human converse; nor at shut of eve
   Enjoy repose. Philips.

   2. Cause of rest.

   After great lights must be great shadows, which we call reposes; because in reality the sight would be tired, if attracted by a continuity of glittering objects. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

2. To REPOSEverb

   Etymology: repono, Lat.

   1. To lay to rest.

   Rome’s readiest champions, repose you here,
   Secure from worldly chances and mishaps;
   Here lurks no treason, here no envy swells. William Shakespeare.

   I will repose myself with her; to live with her hath no sorrow, but mirth. Wisdom viii. 16.

   Have ye chos’n this place,
   After the toil of battle, to repose
   Your wearied virtue. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. i.

   2. To place as in confidence or trust.

   I repose upon your management, what is dearest to me, my fame. John Dryden, Ann. Mirab. Preface to.

   That prince was conscious of his own integrity in the service of God, and relied on this as a sure foundation for that trust he reposed in him, to deliver him out of all his distresses. John Rogers, Sermons.

   3. To lodge; to lay up.

   Pebbles, reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth, being not so dissoluble and likewise more bulky, are left behind. John Woodward, Natural History.

3. To Reposeverb

   Etymology: reposer, Fr.

   1. To sleep; to be at rest.

   Within a thicket I repos’d; when round
   I ruffl’d up fal’n leaves in heap; and found,
   Let fall from heaven, a sleep interminate. George Chapman.

   2. To rest in confidence.

   And, for the ways are dangerous to pass,
   I do desire thy worthy company,
   Upon whose faith and honour I repose. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repose

   Repose is a word meaning "rest" or "calmness".

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1. repose

   Repose refers to a state of rest, tranquility, peace, or calmness. It can also refer to the act of lying at rest or the act of placing something, such as trust, in someone or something. Furthermore, in arts, repose may refer to the positioning of a figure in a particular way that connotes relaxation or a lack of movement.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Reposeverb

   to lie at rest; to rest

5. Reposeverb

   figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms

6. Reposeverb

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

7. Repose

   a lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet

8. Repose

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

9. Repose

   a rest; a pause

10. 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

11. Etymology: [F. reposer; L. pref. re- re- + pausare to pause. See Pause, Pose, v.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repose

   rē-pōz′, v.t. to lay at rest: to compose: to place in trust (with on or in): to deposit: to tranquillise.—v.i. to rest: to sleep: to rest in confidence (with on or upon): to lie.—n. a lying at rest: sleep: quiet: rest of mind: (fine art) that harmony which gives rest to the eye.—n. Repō′sal (Shak.), the act of reposing: that on which one reposes.—adj. Repōsed′, calm: settled.—adv. Repō′sedly.—n. Repō′sedness.—adj. Repōse′ful.—n. Repō′ser.—v.t. Repos′it, to lodge, as for safety—also n.—ns. Repōsi′tion, reduction; Repos′itor, an instrument for restoring a displaced organ; Repos′itory, a place where anything is laid up for safe keeping: a place where things are kept for sale: a shop. [Fr. reposer—re-, back, poser, to pose.]

Matched Categories

1. • Lie
   • Place
   • Put
   • Tranquillity

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of repose in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of repose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of repose in a Sentence

1. Francis Quarles:

   Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night; the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice.

2. Charles Sumner:

   From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned. I insist that this shall cease. The country needs repose after all its trials it deserves repose. And repose can only be found in everlasting principles.

3. Dorothy Sayers:

   The best remedy for a bruised heart is not, as so many people seem to think, repose upon a manly bosom. Much more efficacious are honest work, physical activity, and sudden acquisition of wealth.

4. Saint Augustine, The Confessions. Book 1. (The Harvard Classics. 1909–14, p.1):

   ...Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in Thee.

5. Julie-Jeanne-Eleonore de Lespinasse:

   If you can attain repose and calm, believe that you have seized happiness.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=repose
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Repose
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=repose
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repose
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repose
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=repose