repose

1. 1.

   freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

   “took his repose by the swimming pool”

   Synonymsresteaserelaxation

   Broaderinactivity

   Narrowerbedrestlazinesslie-inquiescenceleisure
2. 2.

   the absence of mental stress or anxiety

   Synonymspeacepeacefulnesspeace of mindserenityheartseaseataraxis

   Broadertranquillity
3. 3.

   a disposition free from stress or emotion

   Synonymsquietplacidityserenitytranquillitytranquility

   Broadercomposure

   Narrowerataraxia

Other forms of repose

plural

reposes·

past tense

reposed·

present participle

reposing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about repose

What does repose mean?

repose means "put or confide something in a person or thing". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in repose?

repose has 2 syllables: re-pose. The stress falls on "pose". In IPA it is /ɹiˈpoʊz/.

What is another word for repose?

Close synonyms include rest, reside, recumb, recline, lay. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is repose a common word?

repose is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with repose?

13 words rhyme with repose. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.