1. A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet. Shake off the golden slumber of repose. Shak.
2. Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
3. (Poetic)
Defn: A rest; a pause.
4. (Fine Arts)
Defn: That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eue; — 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. Angle of repose (Physics), the inclination of a plane at which a body placed on the plane would remain at rest, or if in motion would roll or side down with uniform velocity; the angle at which the various kinds of earth will stand when abandoned to themselves.
Syn. — Rest; recumbency; reclination; ease; quiet; quietness; tranquillity; peace.
REPOSED
Re*posed" (r-pzd"), a.
Defn: Composed; calm; tranquil; at rest. Bacon.
— Re*pos"ed*ly (r, adv.
— Re*pos"ed*ness, n.
REPOSEFUL
Re*pose"ful (r-pz"fl), a.