Repose
[rɪ'pəʊz] or [rɪ'poz]
Definition
(noun.) a disposition free from stress or emotion.
(verb.) put or confide something in a person or thing; 'These philosophers reposed the law in the people'.
(verb.) to put something (eg trust) in something; 'The nation reposed its confidence in the King'.
(verb.) lie when dead; 'Mao reposes in his mausoleum'.
Editor: Noreen--From WordNet
Definition
(v.) To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
(v.) 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.
(v.) To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
(v. i.) To lie at rest; to rest.
(v. i.) Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
(v. i.) To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.
(v.) A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
(v.) Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
(v.) A rest; a pause.
(v.) 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.
Inputed by Frances
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Compose, rest, put to rest, lay down to rest, give repose to.[2]. Place (in confidence), put, stake.
v. n. [1]. Lie, recline.[2]. Rest, sleep, slumber, take a nap.[3]. Lean (in confidence), confide, put confidence.
n. [1]. Rest, sleep, slumber.[2]. Relaxation, respite, breathing-time.[3]. Ease, quiet, quietness, quietude, tranquillity, peace.
Typist: Stacey
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:lest, quiet, stillness, reclination, tranquillity, calmness, peaceful,{[ess]?}, {[ea_]?},[See {[_]?}], {[eace]?}, quiescence
ANT:Movement, disquiet, unrest, agitation, restlessness, disturbance, commotion,tumult, distraction, uneasiness
SYN:Lie, recline, couch_rest, settle, abide, stay, acquiesce, lodge, lace, deposit
ANT:Rise, stand, {[vo]?}, wander, flit, flutter, remove, transfer
Edited by Arnold
Definition
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.
Edited by Greg
Unserious Contents or Definition
v.i. To cease from troubling.
Typed by Beryl
Examples
- Her pride and blameless ambition was to create smiles in all around her, and to shed repose on the fragile existence of her brother. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- This idea pursued me, and tormented me at every moment from which I might otherwise have snatched repose and peace. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- I gave Lucy in charge to the Countess's attendant, and then sought repose from my various struggles and impatient regrets. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Sweet one, and I folded her to my heart, better repose than wander further;--rest--my beloved, I will make a fire--you are chill. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I ventured to stretch my hand to the bonnet-grec which lay in grim repose on the window-sill. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- In all the grandeur of these forests there is repose; in all their freshness there is tenderness. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Kitty is slight and delicate; and Mary studies so much, that her hours of repose should not be broken in on. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- But, to that nature, the very unbounded trust reposed in him was bond and seal for the most scrupulous accuracy. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- This is how you repay the trust which we have reposed in you. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The innocent suffers; but she whom I thought amiable and good has not betrayed the trust I reposed in her, and I am consoled. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- You shall never repent the trust you have reposed in me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- As night approached, I found myself at the entrance of the cemetery where William, Elizabeth, and my father, reposed. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Such confidence could not safely be reposed in people of a very mean or low condition. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- On the hob, a kettle steamed; on the hearth, a cat reposed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- By degrees he fell to reposing such great confidence in me, as to ask my advice in reference to his own affairs. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I had left her this evening, reposing after the fatigues of her preparations. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It had been reposing there probably all night. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She must be well brought up, and well guarded from reposing any foolish confidences where they are not deserved. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- My dear Mortimer, you are the express picture of contented industry, reposing (on credit) after the virtuous labours of the day. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- My dear Eugene, you are the express picture of discontented idleness not reposing at all. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A fair, sweet, and honest country face was revealed, reposing in a nest of wavy chestnut hair. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It acquiesces in them; and, in a manner, fixes and reposes itself on them. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- One hand of the mistress generally reposes on the loving serf's rude head, because if she takes it away he groans and is discontented. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- His heart, exhausted by his early sufferings, reposes like a new-healed limb, and shrinks from all excitement. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- And before a statue of one of those dead Medicis reposes a crown that blazes with diamonds and emeralds enough to buy a ship-of-the-line, almost. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A tall and stalwart man reposes on a couch there. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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