Defenition of the word repose

• Defenition of the word repose

  • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
  • put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
  • the absence of mental stress or anxiety
  • put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosphers reposed the law in the people"
  • to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"
  • lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
  • a disposition free from stress or emotion
  • lie in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch"
  • be at rest
  • be inherent or innate in;
  • put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"
  • lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch"
  • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
  • put or confide something in a person or thing
  • to put something (eg trust) in something
  • put in a horizontal position
  • lean in a comfortable resting position
  • lie when dead
  • be inherent or innate in

Synonyms for the word repose

• • ataraxis
  • calm
  • ease
  • heartsease
  • lay
  • lounge
  • peace
  • peace of mind
  • peacefulness
  • placidity
  • put down
  • put your feet up
  • quiet
  • recline
  • relax
  • relaxation
  • reside
  • rest
  • restfulness
  • serenity
  • sleep
  • take it easy
  • tranquility
  • tranquillity

Similar words in the repose

• • build on
  • build upon
  • cache
  • hive up
  • hoard
  • lay
  • lay aside
  • lay away
  • lay over
  • place
  • pose
  • position
  • put
  • repose
  • repose on
  • repose's
  • reposed
  • reposeful
  • reposes
  • rest on
  • save
  • save up
  • set
  • squirrel away
  • stash
  • superimpose

Hyponyms for the word repose

• • ataraxia
  • bed rest
  • bedrest
  • blow
  • bury
  • dormancy
  • entomb
  • inhume
  • inter
  • lay
  • lay to rest
  • laziness
  • leisure
  • lie-in
  • quiescence
  • quiescency
  • rail
  • rebury
  • rest
  • sleeping

Hypernyms for the word repose

• • assign
  • attach to
  • calm
  • calmness
  • composure
  • equanimity
  • inactivity
  • inhere in
  • lay
  • lie
  • place
  • pose
  • position
  • put
  • quietness
  • quietude
  • set
  • tranquility
  • tranquillity

Antonyms for the word repose

• • be active
  • move

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