quietus

Plural: quietuses

Noun

• A final settlement or end to something; often implying death.
• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
• A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity.
• Death.
• Final settlement (e.g., of a debt).

Examples

• His final word, ZYMURGY, put a QUIETUS on the game, leaving no room for a comeback.

Synonyms

eternal rest, eternal sleep, rest, sleep, (the) bane, (the) end, celestial transfer, crash, death, decease, decomposition, defunction, dematerialization, demise, dirt nap, doom, downfall, exit, expiration, fall, fatality, liquidation, mortality, quietus, repose, sleep of the just, sunset, the big sleep

Related Words

quiescence, quiet, quietude