Quietus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈaɪəɾəs/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈaɪətəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈaɪətəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kwˈaɪəɾəs/.

Examples

she was laid to rest beside her husband
they had to put their family pet to sleep

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eternal sleep rest sleep eternal rest

Parts of Speech

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”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ruhe

Euphemismen für den Tod (basierend auf einer Analogie zwischen dem Liegen in einem Bett und dem Liegen in einem Grab)

🇫🇷French

coup de grâce

euphémismes pour la mort (basés sur une analogie entre être couché dans un lit et dans un tombeau)

🇪🇸Spanish

golpe de gracia

Eufemismos para muerte (basados en una analogía entre acostarse en una cama y en una tumba)

🇮🇹Italian

quieto

eufemismi per la morte (basati su un'analogia tra giacere in un letto e in una tomba)

🇳🇱Dutch

rustig

eufemismen voor de dood (gebaseerd op een analogie tussen liggen in een bed en in een graf)

🇵🇹Portuguese

silêncio

eufemismos para a morte (baseados numa analogia entre estar deitado numa cama e num túmulo)

🇷🇺Russian

тишина

эвфемизмы для обозначения смерти (на основе аналогии между лежанием в постели и в гробнице)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मरण

मृत्यु के लिए व्यंजना (बिस्तर पर लेटने और कब्र में लेटने के बीच सादृश्य पर आधारित)

🇧🇩Bengali

শান্ত

মৃত্যুর জন্য ইউফেমিজম (একটি বিছানায় শুয়ে থাকা এবং একটি সমাধির মধ্যে একটি সাদৃশ্যের উপর ভিত্তি করে)

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதி

மரணத்திற்கான சொற்பொழிவுகள் (ஒரு படுக்கையிலும் கல்லறையிலும் படுத்திருப்பதற்கு இடையே உள்ள ஒப்புமை அடிப்படையில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

నిశ్శబ్దం

మరణం కోసం సభ్యోక్తి (మంచంలో మరియు సమాధిలో పడుకోవడం మధ్య సారూప్యత ఆధారంగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

शांतता

मृत्यूसाठी युफेमिझम्स (अंथरुणावर आणि थडग्यात पडणे यांच्यातील समानतेवर आधारित)

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાંત

મૃત્યુ માટે સૌમ્યોક્તિ (પથારીમાં અને કબરમાં સૂવા વચ્ચેના સામ્ય પર આધારિત)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಶ್ಯಬ್ದ

ಸಾವಿಗೆ ಸೌಮ್ಯೋಕ್ತಿಗಳು (ಹಾಸಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಾಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಲಗುವ ನಡುವಿನ ಸಾದೃಶ್ಯದ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിശബ്ദത

മരണത്തിനുള്ള യൂഫെമിസം (കട്ടിലിൽ കിടക്കുന്നതും ശവകുടീരത്തിൽ കിടക്കുന്നതും തമ്മിലുള്ള സാമ്യത്തെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੁੱਪ

ਮੌਤ ਲਈ ਸੁਹੱਪਣ (ਬਿਸਤਰੇ ਅਤੇ ਕਬਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਏ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਸਮਾਨਤਾ ਦੇ ਅਧਾਰ ਤੇ)

🇵🇰Urdu

خاموشی

موت کے لیے خوشامد (بستر اور قبر میں لیٹنے کے درمیان مشابہت پر مبنی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

安静

死亡的委婉说法（基于躺在床上和坟墓中的类比）

🇯🇵Japanese

クワイエタス

死の婉曲表現（ベッドに横たわっていることと墓に横たわっていることの類似性に基づく）

🇰🇷Korean

마지막 일격

죽음에 대한 완곡어법(침대에 누워 있는 것과 무덤에 누워 있는 것의 비유에 기초함)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

im lặng

uyển ngữ cho cái chết (dựa trên sự tương tự giữa việc nằm trên giường và trong một ngôi mộ)

🇹🇭Thai

เงียบสงบ

คำสละสลวยเกี่ยวกับความตาย (อิงจากการเปรียบเทียบระหว่างการนอนอยู่บนเตียงกับในสุสาน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kematian

eufemisme untuk kematian (berdasarkan analogi antara berbaring di tempat tidur dan di kuburan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هدوء

عبارات ملطفة عن الموت (استنادًا إلى القياس بين الاستلقاء في السرير وفي القبر)

🇮🇷Persian

آرام

تعبیر به مرگ (بر اساس قیاس بین دراز کشیدن در تخت و در مقبره)

🇹🇷Turkish

sessizlik

ölümle ilgili örtmeceler (yatakta yatmak ile mezarda yatmak arasındaki benzetmeye dayalı)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שקט

לשון הרע למוות (מבוסס על אנלוגיה בין שכיבה במיטה לקבר)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'quietus'?

The primary meaning of 'quietus' is 'euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)'.

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Using 'quietus' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'quietus' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'quietus' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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