C2noun · countable / uncountable · rare

repose

re·pose

repose · reposes

мир, спокій

покой, спокойствие, отдых, спячка

Frieden, Ruhe, Friede

Temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleepTemporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; rest; (countable) an instance of this; a break, a rest; a sleep.

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UK/ɹɪˈpəʊz/US/ɹəˈpoʊz/

» The weary don't have time for repose.

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Meaning

16 senses

(uncountable)Temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; rest; (countable) an instance of this; a break, a rest; a sleep.
Temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; rest; (countable) an instance of this; a break, a rest; a sleep.
(broadly, uncountable)Of the Virgin Mary: death; also assumption into heaven.
(broadly, countable)The festival honouring the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on August 15.
(uncountable)The state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries; calmness, ease, peace, quietness.
поко́йpokój, споко́йствиеspokójstvije
(uncountable)Calmness of the mind or temperament; composure.
(uncountable)Of the face, a muscle, etc.: the state of being relaxed and not in tension.
(uncountable)The state of lying still and unmoving; calmness, tranquillity; (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable)The arrangement of elements of an artwork, a building, etc., that is restful and soothing to a viewer; harmony.
(uncountable)The state of leaving something alone or untouched; (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable)Chiefly in the form point of repose, position of repose, etc.: absence of motion; equilibrium; (countable) a position where an object is not moving and at rest.
(uncountable)Of a natural phenomenon, especially the eruption of a volcano: the state of temporary cessation of activity; dormancy, quiescence.
спя́чкаspjáčka
(archaic, uncountable)Relief or respite from something exhausting or unpleasant; (countable) an instance of this.

More definitions

a disposition free from stress or emotion
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
the absence of mental stress or anxiety

Examples

7 sentences

The weary don't have time for repose.
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His brief repose was interrupted by her arrival.
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At times also they would repose side by side under a goatskin.
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How gaily the kids skip and play, whilst I sink into listless repose!
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The large herds of cattle feeding and reposing under the trees gave an air of civilization to the scene.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest:

state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness:

of a natural phenomenon, especially the eruption of a volcano: the state of temporary cessation of activity — see also dormancy, quiescence:

Origin

The verb is derived from Middle English reposen (“to rest”), from Anglo-Norman reposer, re

The verb is derived from Middle English reposen (“to rest”), from Anglo-Norman reposer, reposir, and Middle French reposer, from Old French reposer, repauser (“to become calm; to be peaceful; to rest; to be immobile; to lie or be placed; to cease, stop; to neglect”) (modern French reposer), from Latin repausāre, the present active infinitive of repausō (“(Late Latin) to be at rest; to lie down, rest; to sleep; to calm, pacify; (Latin) to halt temporarily, pause”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again; back, backwards’) + pausō (“to cease, halt; to pause”) (from pausa (“a halt, stop; a pause; an end”), from Ancient Greek παῦσῐς (paûsĭs, “ceasing, stopping”), from παύω (paúō, “to cease; to make to cease, stop; to bring to an end; to hinder”) (further etymology uncertain; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little; smallness”)) + -σῐς (-sĭs, suffix forming abstract nouns or nouns of action, process, or result)).

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