1. the act of resting or lying down
Usage: formal; literary
2. a state of calm or tranquility
Usage: formal; literary

Examples

• The garden offered a place of quiet reposal after the busy day.
• She sought reposal in the peaceful countryside.
• The library provided an atmosphere of scholarly reposal.
• His reposal by the lake was interrupted by the sound of children playing.
• The monastery was known for its atmosphere of spiritual reposal.
• After hours of hiking, they found reposal under the shade of an oak tree.