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reposeful

reposeful

7.1
Calm and peaceful, making you feel relaxed and rested
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈpoʊsfəl/
  • Literature
translation icon : reposado
  • He always felt reposeful after practicing meditation for a while.

Examples

  • After a long day, she found the quiet beach to be the most reposeful place to unwind.

  • There was something reposeful, solid, phlegmatic about this.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Which has been called the 'epoch of reposeful contemplation'.

    Cynthia (1947)

  • It is a rural place of intense tranquility and silence, where nothing goes on except the enjoyment of the view and reposeful recollection.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Passages relating Christ's Entombment to the reposeful death of the Christian also appear in the Vita Christi.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The garden was a reposeful retreat, perfect for relaxing and enjoying the fresh air.

Synonyms

relaxing
vsreposeful
47 1.0

Making you feel calm and comfortable

focuses more on deep peaceful rest than on simple stress reduction
restful
vsreposeful
17 1.8

Causes you to feel calm and ready to rest

leans more toward calm peaceful atmosphere than active refreshment

Antonyms

stressful
167 2.8

Making you feel very worried or nervous

chaotic
116 4.7

Not organized and full of confusion

How Calm

serene
38 3.9
tranquil
27 4.6
reposeful
  • Literature
7.1
restful
17 1.8
calm
735 1.0

Surface Forms

reposeful positive

Morphology

reposeful = repose (transparent) = repose + ful

Meaning is directly formed from 'repose' + '-ful' to mean 'full of rest or calm', a straightforward adjective formation.

Etymology

The word reposeful comes from repose, which comes from an old French word meaning 'to rest'. Think of repose like a 'pause' or 'rest', so a reposeful place feels calm and makes you feel relaxed and rested.