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Webster 1913 Edition

Quietude

Qui′e-tude

,

Noun.

[L.

quietudo

: cf. F.

quiétude

.]

Rest; repose; quiet; tranquillity.

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Webster 1828 Edition

Quietude

QUI'ETUDE

,

Noun.

Rest; repose; quiet; tranquility.

Definition 2024

quietude

quietude

See also: quiétude

English

Noun

quietude ‎(usually uncountable, plural quietudes)

tranquillity

Synonyms

(tranquility): peace, serenity, tranquility

Translations

tranquility

Galician: quietude (gl) f

Ido: tranquileso (io), quieteso (io)
Maori: mahurutanga

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin quiētūdō, from Latin quiētus, perfect passive participle of quiēscō ‎(“rest”).

Noun

quietude f ‎(uncountable)

quietude, tranquility

Synonyms

(quietude): calma, paz, serenidade, sosego, tranquilidade

Antonyms

(quietude): axitación, desasosego, inquietude

Related terms

quieto

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin quiētūdō, from Latin quiētus, perfect passive participle of quiēscō ‎(“rest”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -udʒi

Noun

quietude f (plural quietudes)

quiet (absence of movement or sound)

Related terms

quieto