First Known Use: 1597
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quietude
noun qui·etude \ˈkwī-ə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\
: the state of being quiet or calm
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Origin of QUIETUDE
Middle French, from Late Latin quietudo, from Latin quietus
Related to QUIETUDE
- Synonyms
- calmness, hush, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietness, calm, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
- Antonyms
- bustle, commotion, hubbub, hurly-burly, pandemonium, tumult, turmoil, unquietness, unrest, uproar
Rhymes with QUIETUDE
altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, certitude, comfort food, consuetude, crassitude, desuetude, finger food, finitude, fortitude, gratitude, habitude, hebetude, interlude, lassitude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, mansuetude, multitude, negritude, platitude, plenitude, promptitude, pulchritude, rectitude, seminude, servitude, solitude, turpitude, vastitude
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