▪ harmonious arrangement of colors and forms, providing a restful visual effect:"many of the qualities of the great Piero della Francescas—the sense of grand stasis, of timeless repose—seem strongly reincarnated in this work"
verb
1. be lying, situated, or kept in a particular place: "the diamond now reposes in the Louvre"Similarliebe placedbe setbe situatedbe positionedbe supportedrest
▪ lie down in rest: "how sweetly he would repose in the four-poster bed"Similarlielie downreclinestretch outrestrelaxsleepslumbertake one's easeliterary:couch
▪ lay something to rest in or on (something): "I'll go to him, and repose our distresses on his friendly bosom"Similarputplacelaylodgesetconsigninvestentrust
▪ give rest to:"he halted to repose his wayworn soldiers"
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French repos (noun), reposer (verb), from late Latin repausare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pausare ‘to pause’.