quietude
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 8
Definition of quietude
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)tranquility
“But the castle was not destined to remain long in its present quietude. One morning Lord Avonleigh received a packet from London, whose contents filled him with joy...”
“Stopping steam services on the West Coast line from Brighton are confined to the Horsham push-pull trains, which diverge at Shoreham to seek the rural quietude of Bramber, Steyning, Henfield, and Partridge Green, with a run by the banks of the Adur as a pleasant prelude.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French quiétude, from Late Latin quiētūdō, from Latin quiētus, perfect passive participle of quiēscō (“rest”).
Words you can make from quietude
40 playable · top: QUIETED (17 pts)
Best play quieted 17 points6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
6 words4-letter words
13 words3-letter words
10 words2-letter words
9 wordsHooks
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