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quietude

 
Dictionary: qui·e·tude   (kwī'ĭ-tūd', -tyūd') pronunciation
n.
Tranquillity.

[Late Latin quiētūdō, from Latin quiētus, resting, from past participle of quiēscere, to rest. See quiet.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a state of peace and quiet
  Synonyms: tranquillity, tranquility, quietness


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ro, fred, hvile

Nederlands (Dutch)
rust, vrede

Français (French)
n. - quiétude (littér)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ruhe, Frieden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ηρεμία, γαλήνη

Italiano (Italian)
quiete

Português (Portuguese)
n. - quietude (f)

Русский (Russian)
спокойствие

Español (Spanish)
n. - quietud, sosiego

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lugn, ro

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
平静, 寂静

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 平靜, 寂靜

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 평온, 정적, 안식

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 静けさ, 落ち着き

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هدوء, سكون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דממה, שלווה, שקט‬


 
 
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