repose
noun
[ rɪˈpəʊz ]
• a state of rest, sleep, or tranquillity.
• "in repose her face looked relaxed"
Similar:
rest,
relaxation,
inactivity,
restfulness,
stillness,
idleness,
sleep,
slumber,
peace,
peace and quiet,
peacefulness,
quiet,
quietness,
quietude,
calm,
calmness,
tranquillity,
leisure,
ease,
respite,
time off,
breathing space,
repose
verb
• be situated or kept in a particular place.
• "the diamond now reposes in the Louvre"
Similar:
lie,
be placed,
be set,
be situated,
be positioned,
be supported,
rest,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French repos (noun), reposer (verb), from late Latin repausare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pausare ‘to pause’.
repose
verb
• place something, especially one's confidence or trust, in.
• "we have never betrayed the trust that you have reposed in us"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘put back in the same position’): from re- ‘again’ + the verb pose1, suggested by Latin reponere ‘replace’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + ponere ‘to place’.
