repose vs sleeping

repose and sleeping both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
repose	Yes	No	Yes	No
sleeping	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, sleeping is a hyponym of repose; that is, sleeping is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repose:

Other hyponyms of repose include bed rest, bedrest, laziness, lie-in, dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, leisure.

repose (noun)	sleeping (noun)
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)	the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
a disposition free from stress or emotion	quiet and inactive restfulness
the absence of mental stress or anxiety	the state of being asleep

repose (adjective)	sleeping (adjective)
	lying with head on paws as if sleeping

repose (verb)	sleeping (verb)
put or confide something in a person or thing
lie when dead
put in a horizontal position
lean in a comfortable resting position
to put something (eg trust) in something
be inherent or innate in