quietus

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /kwaɪˈitəs/ UK /kwaɪˈiːtəs/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
something that ends or settles an affair; death or a final discharge

The scandal gave the quietus to his political career.

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1 noun · something that ends or... death end demise discharge release finality

Word family

Related forms quiet quietude quiescent acquit

Etymology

From Medieval Latin quietus (est) ('he is quit/discharged'), a formula of acquittance, from Latin quietus ('at rest, free'), from quies ('rest').

quietus Latin quies Latin *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# quietus

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** kwaɪˈitəs
**IPA (UK):** kwaɪˈiːtəs

## Meanings
1. something that ends or settles an affair; death or a final discharge

## Examples
- The scandal gave the quietus to his political career.

## Synonyms
- death
- end
- demise
- discharge
- release
- finality

## Related Forms
- quiet
- quietude
- quiescent
- acquit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: quietus
- Root: quies
- Root: *kʷyeh₁-

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin quietus (est) ('he is quit/discharged'), a formula of acquittance, from Latin quietus ('at rest, free'), from quies ('rest').

## AI Etymology
Quietus is from Medieval Latin quietus (est) ('he is quit/discharged'), a formula of acquittance, from Latin quietus ('at rest, free'), from quies ('rest'). Important recorded forms include quietus (Latin), quies (Latin), and *kʷyeh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers something that ends or settles an affair; death or a final discharge. The wider family includes related words such as quiet, quietude, quiescent, and acquit.

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