quietus
/kwaɪˈiːtəs/noun
उच्चारण क्वाइईटस
मृत्यु, अंत, मुक्ति
Advanced wordPYP · asked 1 time
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
- 1
[C, usually sing.] literary
death or something that causes death; release from life
मृत्यु, अंत, मुक्ति
- The scandal gave the quietus to his career.
- The refusal of the loan was the quietus of the small shop.
- The sudden loss of funds was the quietus of the project.
+ 2 more examples
- The harsh review gave the final quietus to the play.
- He awaited the quietus of his old fears with a calm mind.
Synonyms death end demise release extinction
AaSpelling
qui·e·tus
?Which word?
Keep the death words together: quietus (literary), demise (formal, death; also the end of something), decease (formal), expiry, passing (polite).
मृत्यु के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: quietus (साहित्यिक), demise (औपचारिक, मृत्यु; किसी चीज़ का अंत भी), decease (औपचारिक), expiry, passing (विनम्र)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Give the quietus to sth (put an end to it).
Collocation 'give the quietus to sth' (उसका अंत करना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Literature: Hamlet speaks of making his quietus with a bare bodkin (a dagger).
साहित्य में Hamlet एक कटार से अपनी quietus करने की बात कहता है।