Quietus - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kwaɪˈiːtəs|  American pronunciation of the word quietus
Brit.  |kwaɪˈiːtəs|  British pronunciation of the word quietus

noun

- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) (syn: rest, sleep)

Extra examples

...was granted a quietus on the remainder of the debt in the old man's will...

...her unshakable belief in a blissful afterlife allowed her to meet her quietus without the slightest tinge of fear or regret...

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