quietus meaning

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

Definition of quietus

  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

    Synonyms: rest, eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep

    Type of: death

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

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