reposeful

[ ri-pohz-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. full of or suggesting repose; calm; quiet.

Origin of reposeful

1
First recorded in 1620–30; repose1 + -ful

Other words for reposeful

Other words from reposeful

  • re·pose·ful·ly, adverb
  • re·pose·ful·ness, noun
  • un·re·pose·ful, adjective
  • un·re·pose·ful·ly, adverb
  • un·re·pose·ful·ness, noun

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How to use reposeful in a sentence

  • My cows like me—and there's great comfort after the stress of a stormy session in the reposefulness of a pig.

    The Gay Cockade | Temple Bailey
  • Mrs. Gerald Lace was silent and reposeful, with the inevitable silent reposefulness of a woman with a fourteen-inch waist.

    Poppy | Cynthia Stockley
  • He had a delicious sense of reposefulness and physical well-being.

    Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City | S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
  • They make a restful and comfortable serenity and reposefulness.

  • He has lost the feel of reposefulness and peace—oh, years and years ago!