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quietus
qui·e·tus Q0031700 (kwī-ē′təs)n.1. Something that serves to suppress, check, or eliminate: "He was blindsided by a conflict in Korea that put the quietus on his China venture" (Robert L. Beisner).2. Release from life; death.3. A final discharge, as of a duty or debt.
[Short for Middle English quietus (est), (he is) discharged (of an obligation), from Medieval Latin quiētus (est), from Latin, (he is) at rest; see quiet.]quietus (kwaɪˈiːtəs; -ˈeɪtəs) n, pl -tuses1. anything that serves to quash, eliminate, or kill: to give the quietus to a rumour. 2. a release from life; death3. the discharge or settlement of debts, duties, etc[C16: from Latin quiētus est, literally: he is at rest, quiet]qui•e•tus (kwaɪˈi təs)
n., pl. -tus•es. 1. a finishing stroke; anything that effectually ends or settles. 2. release from life. 3. a period of inactivity. [1530–40; < Medieval Latin quiētus quit (in quiētus est (he) is quit, a formula of acquittance), Latin: (he) is quiet, at rest (see quiet1)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | quietus - euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"eternal rest, eternal sleep, sleep, restdeath - the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life" |
quietusnounThe act or fact of dying:death, decease, demise, dissolution, extinction, passing, rest.Slang: curtain (used in plural).Translations
Quietus
QUIETUS, Eng. law. A discharge; an acquittance.
2. It is an instrument by the clerk of the pipe, and auditors in the exchequer, as proof of their acquittance or discharge to accountants. Cow. Int. h.t. quietus
Synonyms for quietusnoun the act or fact of dyingSynonyms- death
- decease
- demise
- dissolution
- extinction
- passing
- rest
- curtain
Synonyms for quietusnoun euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)Synonyms- eternal rest
- eternal sleep
- sleep
- rest
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