repose
noun/rɪˈpəʊz/
/rɪˈpəʊz/
[uncountable] (literary)- a state of rest, sleep or feeling calm
- She went outside seeking a few moments of repose.
- In repose, his face was sad.
- The first rays of morning sun disturbed their repose.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French repos (noun), reposer (verb), from late Latin repausare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pausare ‘to pause’.Definitions on the go
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