Quietus (original) (raw)

Pronunciation (US):		(GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

Example:

they had to put their family pet to sleep

Synonyms:

eternal rest; eternal sleep; quietus; rest; sleep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("quietus" is a kind of...):

death (the absence of life or state of being dead)

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