Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

687. Repose — N. repose, rest, silken repose; sleep &c 683.

relaxation, breathing time; halt, stay, pause &c (cessation) 142; respite. day of rest, dies non, Sabbath, Lord's day, holiday, red-letter day, vacation, recess. V. repose; rest, rest and be thankful; take a rest, take one's ease, take it easy. relax, unbend, slacken; take breath &c (refresh) 689; rest upon one's oars; pause &c (cease) 142; stay one's hand. lie down; recline, recline on a bed of down, recline on an easy chair; go to rest, go to bed, go to sleep &c 683. take a holiday, shut up shop; lie fallow &c (inaction) 681. Adj. reposing &c v. [of people]; relaxed &c v.; unstrained. [of materials and people] unstressed. Adv. at rest. Phr. The best of men have ever loved repose [Thompson]; to repair our nature with comforting repose [Henry VIII].