quietus

qui·etus

noun \kwī-ˈē-təs, -ˈā-\

Definition of QUIETUS

1

: final settlement (as of a debt)

2

: removal from activity; especially : death

3

: something that quiets or represses <put the quietus on their celebration>

Examples of QUIETUS

1. <was granted a quietus on the remainder of the debt in the old man's will>
2. <her unshakable belief in a blissful afterlife allowed her to meet her quietus without the slightest tinge of fear or regret>

Origin of QUIETUS

Middle English quietus est, from Medieval Latin, he is quit, formula of discharge from obligation

First Known Use: 1540

Related to QUIETUS

Synonyms: delivery, discharge, release, quittance

Antonyms: birth, nativity

Related Words: dispensation, exemption, immunity, waiver

Near Antonyms: existence, life; creation, genesis, origination, rise

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Rhymes with QUIETUS

acetous, Admetus, boletus, Miletus, Servetus