Meanings
comparative more reposeful · superlative most reposeful
- Having an appearance of repose, peaceful.
[…] he showed in face that humane look of reposeful good nature which the Greek sculptor in some instances gave to his heroic strong man, Hercules.
1924, Herman Melville, chapter 2, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.1 more example
What a strange yet pleasant day that was. So brilliant and gay without, for all the world seemed abroad to welcome the first snow. So quiet and reposeful within, for everyone slept, spent with watching, and a Sabbath stillness reigned through the house […]
1869, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Part I, Chapter 20
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveaffording physical or mental rest
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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