repose

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1. rest, sleep, slumber, somnolence, land of Nod, arms of Morpheus, Inf beauty sleep, Sl. shut-eye, Sl. Z's, Chiefly Brit. Sl. Bo-Peep; nap, catnap, nod, snooze, doze, siesta, Inf. forty winks.

2. dormancy, latency, idleness, passivity, inaction, inactivity; hibernation, estivation, vegetation; stagnation, stagnancy, inertness, inertia, motionlessness; immobility, lifelessness, inanimateness, inanimation, death.

3. peace, peacefulness, peaceableness; tranquillity, calm, calmness, quiet, quiescence, quietude; stillness, silence, hush.

4. respite, holiday, vacation, time off; recess, break, time-out, breath, breather, breathing time, breathing spell, time to catch one's breath; slackening, abatement, letup, lull; relief, ease, leisure, restfulness, relaxation.

5. composure, poise, serenity, equanimity, equability, self-possession, assurance, aplomb.

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6. rest, be dormant, be latent, be inactive; hibernate, estivate, vegetate, be quiet, be tranquil, be calm, be peaceful, be pacific; be still, lie still, be dead, lie dead.

7. relax, take one's ease, take it easy, do nothing; be idle, idle, be lazy, lazy, laze, loaf, loll, lounge, unwind, unbend; let up, ease up, slack off, take a break, take time out, have a breathing spell, have time to catch one's breath, take a breath, Inf. take a breather, Inf. take five; pause, wait, hold, stay, remain.