quietus
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9.9
- noun
- /kwaɪˈiːtəs/
- Archaic
:
muerte
- That put the quietus to our bonding.
- put the quietus
- make his quietus
Examples
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I believe we shall put a long quietus to the fedayeen P328 raids from Gaza and Sinai.
Fiction book (1993) -
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, the proud man's contumely, the insolence of office, the law's delay, the pangs of "desprised" love, when he himself might his own quietus make with a bare bodkin?
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But my father put the quietus on it.
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The law's delay, and the quietus which his pangs might take,
Blog text (17) -
Although I was ready to adopt, Leslee put the quietus on any such idea.
Fiction book (2000) -
"The insolence of office, "and the spurns that patient merit of th'unworthy takes, "when he himself might in his quietus "make with a bare bodkin?"
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In the final chapter of the novel, the author addresses the theme of quietus, symbolizing the protagonist's death and final rest.
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The poem reflects on the quietus that awaits us all, reminding readers of the inevitability of death.
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Many believe that finding peace after life is the ultimate quietus that everyone seeks.
Synonyms
178
1.0
A long time of being not active like hibernation or death
138
8.8
A peaceful state of being dead after life ends
5
7.1
A peaceful state after death that lasts forever
A gentle way to talk about death as a peaceful, long sleep
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quietus comes from the Latin word quietus, which means 'rest' or 'quiet' and is the same root as the English word quiet. So, in poetry it came to mean a final, peaceful rest, which is why writers use it for death.