quietus

Meaning

1. (dated, uncountable, usually) A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity.
2. (dated, figuratively, uncountable, usually) Death.
3. (dated, uncountable, usually) Final settlement (e.g., of a debt).

Synonyms

rest

eternal sleep

acquittance

eternal rest

sleep

😴

ease

exemption

extrication

leisure

payoff

quiescence

quittance

relaxation

remission

repose

respite

riddance

statics

stationary state

reposal

death

💀

peaceful period

retired period

idle state

quiescent condition

releasement

absolution

condition of rest

acquittal

cosiness

decease

deliverance

Translations

bastırma

Ende

🔚

susturma

إِسْتِراحة

ύπνος

εξόφληση

ανάπαυση

απαλλαγή

dormir

😴

mort

quittance

🧾

الهمود

repos

sommeil

😴

chassie

😴

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kwaɪˈiːtəs/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle English: quietus est

In summary

Short 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.