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

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