C2nounformalemotionsarts
US/rɪˈpoʊz/
UK/rɪˈpəʊz/
a state of rest, calm and peace, especially when someone is lying still
In context
The old man lay in repose, his face calm and relaxed.
Her features, when in repose, looked almost stern.
The village lay in quiet repose after the long festival.
Words that go with repose
noun + preposition
- in reposeThe statue shows the king in repose.
- face in reposeHis face in repose looked much older.
- features in reposeHer features in repose were gentle.
- a state of reposeThe garden was in a state of repose at dawn.
adjective + noun
- quiet reposeThey sat in quiet repose by the lake.