quietus
Meaning
- (declension-1, declension-2, participle) at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness
- (declension-1, declension-2, participle) peaceful, neutral
- (declension-1, declension-2, participle) tranquil, calm
- (declension-1, declension-2, participle) modest, moderate, unambitious
- (declension-1, declension-2, participle) inactive, retired from public life
- (declension-1, declension-2, participle) phlegmatic, stolid
- (declension-1, declension-2, participle) excused, absolved of
Concepts
Opposite of
violēns, obstreperus, clāmātōrius, trux, ferōx, atrōx, silvāticus, ācer
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
[kʷiˈeː.tʊs]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *kʷjētos, perfect passive participle of quiēscō (“repose, lie still”).
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