quietus
A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activityA stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity.
/kwaɪˈiːtəs/
Meaning
3 senses(dated, uncountable, usually)A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity.
(dated, figuratively, uncountable, usually)Death.
(dated, uncountable, usually)Final settlement (e.g., of a debt).
More definitions
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
Origin
Short for Medieval Latin quiētus est (literally “he is quiet”). First attested in the 1530Short for Medieval Latin quiētus est (literally “he is quiet”). First attested in the 1530s. Earlier attested as Late Middle English quietus est. Doublet of coy, quiet, quit, and quite.
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Forms
plural: quietuses| Singular | quietus |
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uncountable
Synonyms
31 synonymsdemiseC1fatalityC1deathA2endA1tombB2decompositionB2doomB2exitB1reposeC2sunsetB1crashB1downfallB2fallB1celestial transfer
Close in meaning
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb):resteternal restsleepeternal sleep
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable