Associations to the word «Quietus»

Wiktionary

QUIETUS, noun. A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity; especially: death.
QUIETUS, noun. Final settlement (as of a debt).

Dictionary definition

QUIETUS, noun. Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.