quietus

Meaning

  1. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness
  2. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) peaceful, neutral
  3. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) tranquil, calm
  4. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) modest, moderate, unambitious
  5. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) inactive, retired from public life
  6. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) phlegmatic, stolid
  7. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) excused, absolved of

Opposite of
violēns, obstreperus, clāmātōrius, trux, ferōx, atrōx, silvāticus, ācer
Pronounced as (IPA)
[kʷiˈeː.tʊs]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kʷjētos, perfect passive participle of quiēscō (“repose, lie still”).

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