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21repose — n *rest, relaxation, leisure, ease, comfort Analogous words: calmness, tranquillity, serenity, placidity, peacefulness (see corresponding adjectives at CALM): refreshment, restoration, renewal (see corresponding verbs at RENEW) Contrasted words:… …
22Repose — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Repose >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 repose repose rest silken repose Sgm: N 1 sleep sleep &c. 683 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 relaxation relaxation breathing time Sgm: N 2 halt …
23repose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. rest (see repose); lay, place, entrust, deposit, put. See support, location. II State of rest Nouns 1. repose, rest, inactivity, relaxation, breathing time or spell, letup, halt, pause, respite,… …
24repose — re|pose1 [rıˈpəuz US ˈpouz] n [U] formal or literary a state of calm or comfortable rest in repose ▪ His face looked less hard in repose. repose 2 repose2 v [I always + adverb/preposition] formal or literary [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1400 1500; : Old… …
25repose — I. verb (reposed; reposing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French reposer, from Late Latin repausare, from Latin re + Late Latin pausare to stop, from Latin pausa pause Date: 15th century transitive verb to lay at rest intransitive verb 1 …
26repose — Synonyms and related words: abide, abide in, abnegation, abstinence, accubation, accumbency, ataraxia, ataraxy, be, be coextensive with, be comprised in, be constituted by, be contained in, be found, be located, be present in, be situated, be… …
27repose — [[t]rɪpo͟ʊz[/t]] reposes, reposing, reposed 1) N UNCOUNT Repose is a state in which you are resting and feeling calm. [LITERARY] He had a still, almost blank face in repose... Its atmosphere is one of repose rather than excitement. 2) VERB If… …
28repose — 1. noun 1) a face in repose Syn: rest, relaxation, inactivity; sleep, slumber 2) they found true repose Syn: peace, peace and quiet, peacefulness, quiet, quietness, calm, tranq …
29repose — I UK [rɪˈpəʊz] / US [rɪˈpoʊz] noun [uncountable] mainly literary a calm or relaxed state II UK [rɪˈpəʊz] / US [rɪˈpoʊz] verb Word forms repose : present tense I/you/we/they repose he/she/it reposes present participle reposing past tense reposed… …
30repose — repose1 reposedly /ri poh zid lee/, adv. reposedness, n. reposer, n. /ri pohz /, n., v., reposed, reposing. n. 1. the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep. 2. peace; tranquillity; calm. 3. dignified calmness, as of manner; composure …
