Repose — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

the absence of mental stress or anxiety

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpˈoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpˈəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpˈəʊz/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpˈoʊz/.

Examples

took his repose by the swimming pool
These philosophers reposed the law in the people
Mao reposes in his mausoleum

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

placidity peacefulness reside tranquility rest heartsease ataraxis quiet recumb lay peace of mind put down ease peace serenity tranquillity relaxation recline

Parts of Speech

noun	freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) “took his repose by the swimming pool”
noun	the absence of mental stress or anxiety
noun	a disposition free from stress or emotion
verb	put or confide something in a person or thing “These philosophers reposed the law in the people”
verb	be inherent or innate in
verb	lie when dead “Mao reposes in his mausoleum”
verb	lean in a comfortable resting position “He was reposing on the couch”
verb	put in a horizontal position “lay the books on the table”
verb	to put something (eg trust) in something “The nation reposed its confidence in the King”

Word Forms

rest	verb	be inactive, refrain from acting
repose	verb	lean in a comfortable resting position
relax	verb	become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
pacify	verb	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
quiet	verb	make calm or still
placid	adjective	not easily irritated
recumbent	adjective	lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
repose	noun	freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
reclining	noun	the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ruhe

Freiheit von Aktivität (Arbeit oder Belastung oder Verantwortung)

🇫🇷French

repos

absence d'activité (travail, tension ou responsabilité)

🇪🇸Spanish

reposo

libertad de actividad (trabajo, tensión o responsabilidad)

🇮🇹Italian

riposo

libertà dall’attività (lavoro, tensione o responsabilità)

🇳🇱Dutch

rust

vrijheid van activiteit (werk, spanning of verantwoordelijkheid)

🇵🇹Portuguese

repouso

liberdade de atividade (trabalho ou tensão ou responsabilidade)

🇷🇺Russian

отдых

свобода от деятельности (работы, напряжения или ответственности)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विश्राम

गतिविधि से मुक्ति (कार्य या तनाव या जिम्मेदारी)

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশ্রাম

কার্যকলাপ থেকে স্বাধীনতা (কাজ বা চাপ বা দায়িত্ব)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓய்வு

செயல்பாட்டிலிருந்து சுதந்திரம் (வேலை அல்லது சிரமம் அல்லது பொறுப்பு)

🇮🇳Telugu

విశ్రాంతి

కార్యాచరణ నుండి స్వేచ్ఛ (పని లేదా ఒత్తిడి లేదా బాధ్యత)

🇮🇳Marathi

आराम

क्रियाकलाप पासून स्वातंत्र्य (काम किंवा ताण किंवा जबाबदारी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

આરામ

પ્રવૃત્તિમાંથી સ્વતંત્રતા (કામ અથવા તાણ અથવા જવાબદારી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶ್ರಾಂತಿ

ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ (ಕೆಲಸ ಅಥವಾ ಒತ್ತಡ ಅಥವಾ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശ്രമിക്കുക

പ്രവർത്തനത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം (ജോലി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ട് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉത്തരവാദിത്തം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਰਾਮ

ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਤੋਂ ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ (ਕੰਮ ਜਾਂ ਤਣਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

آرام

سرگرمی سے آزادی (کام یا تناؤ یا ذمہ داری)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

休息

免于活动（工作、紧张或责任）

🇯🇵Japanese

安息

活動（仕事、負担、責任）からの自由

🇰🇷Korean

휴식

활동(일, 긴장 또는 책임)으로부터의 자유

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghỉ ngơi

tự do khỏi hoạt động (công việc hoặc căng thẳng hoặc trách nhiệm)

🇹🇭Thai

พักผ่อน

อิสรภาพจากกิจกรรม (งานหรือความเครียดหรือความรับผิดชอบ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

istirahat

kebebasan dari aktivitas (pekerjaan atau ketegangan atau tanggung jawab)

🇵🇭Filipino

magpahinga

kalayaan mula sa aktibidad (trabaho o strain o responsibilidad)

🇲🇾Malay

berehat

kebebasan daripada aktiviti (kerja atau ketegangan atau tanggungjawab)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

راحة

التحرر من النشاط (العمل أو الضغط أو المسؤولية)

🇮🇷Persian

آرام گرفتن

آزادی از فعالیت (کار یا فشار یا مسئولیت)

🇹🇷Turkish

dinlenmek

faaliyetten özgürlük (iş, gerginlik veya sorumluluk)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְנוֹחָה

חופש מפעילות (עבודה או מתח או אחריות)

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The primary meaning of 'repose' is 'freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)'.

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