quietus
n . 最后的解除,偿清,生命的终止
最後的解除,偿清,生命的终止
quietus n 1 :
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 " [
synonym :
{
rest }, {
eternal rest }, {
sleep }, {
eternal sleep },
{
quietus }]
Quietus \
Qui *
e "
tus \,
n . [
LL .
quietus quit ,
discharged ,
L .,
at rest ,
quiet ,
dead .
See {
Quiet },
a .,
and cf . {
Quit },
a .]
Final discharge or acquittance ,
as from debt or obligation ;
that which silences claims ; (
Fig .)
rest ;
death .
[
1913 Webster ]
When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
178 Moby Thesaurus words for "
quietus ":
KO ,
Waterloo ,
Z ,
absolution ,
acquittal ,
acquittance ,
annihilation ,
apodosis ,
bane ,
beating ,
biological death ,
catastrophe ,
ceasing ,
cessation ,
cessation of life ,
clearance ,
clearing ,
clincher ,
clinical death ,
coda ,
collapse ,
compurgation ,
conclusion ,
conquering ,
conquest ,
consummation ,
crack of doom ,
crash ,
crossing the bar ,
crusher ,
culmination ,
curtain ,
curtains ,
death ,
death knell ,
death stroke ,
deathblow ,
debacle ,
debt of nature ,
decease ,
defeat ,
demise ,
denouement ,
departure ,
destigmatization ,
destigmatizing ,
destination ,
destiny ,
destruction ,
discharge ,
disculpation ,
dismissal ,
dissolution ,
doom ,
downfall ,
drubbing ,
dying ,
ebb of life ,
effect ,
end ,
end of life ,
end point ,
end -
all ,
ender ,
ending ,
envoi ,
epilogue ,
eschatology ,
eternal rest ,
exculpation ,
excuse ,
exit ,
exoneration ,
expiration ,
extinction ,
extinguishment ,
failure ,
fall ,
fate ,
final solution ,
final stroke ,
final summons ,
final twitch ,
final words ,
finale ,
finality ,
finger of death ,
finis ,
finish ,
finisher ,
finishing stroke ,
forgiveness ,
goal ,
going ,
going off ,
grave ,
hand of death ,
hiding ,
izzard ,
jaws of death ,
kayo ,
kayo punch ,
knell ,
knockout ,
knockout blow ,
lambasting ,
last ,
last breath ,
last dab ,
last debt ,
last gasp ,
last muster ,
last rest ,
last roundup ,
last sleep ,
last things ,
last trumpet ,
last words ,
lathering ,
latter end ,
leaving life ,
licking ,
loss of life ,
making an end ,
mastery ,
omega ,
overcoming ,
overthrow ,
overturn ,
pardon ,
parting ,
passing ,
passing away ,
passing over ,
payoff ,
period ,
perishing ,
peroration ,
purgation ,
purging ,
quittance ,
release ,
remission ,
resolution ,
rest ,
resting place ,
reward ,
ruin ,
sentence of death ,
settler ,
shades of death ,
shadow of death ,
silence ,
sleep ,
smash ,
sockdolager ,
somatic death ,
stoppage ,
stopper ,
stopping place ,
subdual ,
subduing ,
subjugation ,
summons of death ,
swan song ,
term ,
terminal ,
termination ,
terminus ,
thrashing ,
trimming ,
trouncing ,
undoing ,
vanquishment ,
verdict of acquittal ,
vindication ,
whipping ,
windup
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QUIETUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster In the early 1500s, English speakers adopted the Medieval Latin phrase quietus est (literally "he is quit") as the name for the writ of discharge exempting a baron or knight from payment of a knight's fee to the king
QUIETUS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Quietus definition: a finishing stroke; anything that effectually ends or settles See examples of QUIETUS used in a sentence
QUIETUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary a finishing stroke; anything that effectually ends or settles Having given a quietus to the argument, she left
quietus, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Factsheet What does the noun quietus mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun quietus See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
quietus noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of quietus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
quietus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Short for Medieval Latin quiētus est (literally “he is quiet”) First attested in the 1530s Earlier attested as Late Middle English quietus est [1] Doublet of coy, quiet, quit and quite
Quietus - definition of quietus by The Free Dictionary Something that serves to suppress, check, or eliminate: "He was blindsided by a conflict in Korea that put the quietus on his China venture" (Robert L Beisner)
What is the Meaning Behind Quietus? - Scifi Dimensions What is the difference between “Quietus” and “quiet”? While both words share the same Latin root, “quiet” generally refers to a lack of noise or disturbance, while “Quietus” implies a more profound and permanent state of stillness and cessation
Quietus - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline Originating from Medieval Latin quietus est ("he is quit") and quietus ("free, calm"), the word means release from debt or final discharge, also signifying death