reposeful.

Quiet, calm, and conducive to rest.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• reposeful atmosphere
• reposeful scene

On the page

The garden had a reposeful atmosphere despite the noise beyond its walls.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more reposeful; superlative most reposeful when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, description. Commonness: moderately common.