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- Dictionaryquietus/kwʌɪˈiːtəs/
noun
- 1. death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life.
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Quietus is a noun that means final settlement, removal from activity, or something that quiets or represses. It comes from Medieval Latin and has been used by Shakespeare and other writers.
Quietus is a poetic, old-fashioned word for death. It's a way of viewing death as an "eternal rest," or as a release from the turmoil of life, and also a delicate way to refer to the fact that someone has died.
Quietus definition: a finishing stroke; anything that effectually ends or settles. See examples of QUIETUS used in a sentence.
Quietus is a noun that means death or something that causes death, considered as a welcome end to life. It is also a literary term for something that makes a person or situation calm. See examples, synonyms and word origin.
Quietus is a noun that means anything that kills, ends, or settles something. It can also mean death or a release from life. See examples, synonyms, and word origin of quietus.
Quietus is a noun that has six meanings, such as a state of being quiet or still, or a Latin word for death. Learn how to pronounce, spell and cite quietus, and see its earliest known use and related words.
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.
