quietude
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.qui·etude
noun \ˈkwī-ə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\Definition of QUIETUDE
See Examples of QUIETUDE
- <after his tantrum, the toddler lapsed into an exhausted quietude and fell asleep>
- <the quietude of the early morning was broken only by the occasional chirping of birds>
Origin of QUIETUDE
Middle French, from Late Latin quietudo, from Latin quietus
First Known Use: 1597
Related to QUIETUDE
- Synonyms
- calmness, hush, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietness, calm, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
- Antonyms
- bustle, commotion, hubbub, hurly-burly, pandemonium, tumult, turmoil, unquietness, unrest, uproar
Rhymes with QUIETUDE
altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, certitude, comfort food, consuetude, crassitude, desuetude, finger food, finitude, fortitude, gratitude, habitude, hebetude, interlude, lassitude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, mansuetude, multitude, negritude, platitude, plenitude, promptitude, pulchritude, rectitude, seminude, servitude, solitude, turpitude, vastitude
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