quietude

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See also: quiétude

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French quiétude, from Late Latin quiētūdō, from Latin quiētus, perfect passive participle of quiēscō (rest).

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: kwī ' ĭ - to͞od, -tyo͞od

Noun

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quietude (usually uncountable, plural quietudes)

  1. tranquility
    • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XX, in Francesca Carrara. [], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, [], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 169:
      But the castle was not destined to remain long in its present quietude. One morning Lord Avonleigh received a packet from London, whose contents filled him with joy...
    • 1947 November and December, B. K. Cooper, “Steam Working in the Brighton District”, in Railway Magazine, page 381:
      Stopping steam services on the West Coast line from Brighton are confined to the Horsham push-pull trains, which diverge at Shoreham to seek the rural quietude of Bramber, Steyning, Henfield, and Partridge Green, with a run by the banks of the Adur as a pleasant prelude.

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Galician

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Etymology

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

Noun

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quietude f (uncountable)

  1. quietude, tranquility
    Synonyms: calma, paz, serenidade, sosego, tranquilidade
    Antonyms: axitación, desasosego, inquietude
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin quiētūdō, from Latin quiētūtem, perfect passive participle of quiēscō (rest).

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ud͡ʒi, (Portugal) -udɨ
  • Hyphenation: qui‧e‧tu‧de

Noun

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quietude f (plural quietudes)

  1. quiet (absence of movement or sound)
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