quietuden.

Brit.

/ˈkwʌɪᵻtjuːd/,

/ˈkwʌɪᵻtʃuːd/, U.S.

/ˈkwaɪᵻˌt(j)ud/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French quiétude.

Etymology: < Middle French, French quiétude (late 15th cent.) < post-classical Latin quietudo rest, tranquillity (in an undated glossary; in documents from 12th cent.) < classical Latin quiētus quiet adj. + -tūdō -tude suffix. Compare Catalan quietud (1599), Spanish quietud (c1450), Portuguese quietude (1553), Italian quietudine (1306; rare). Compare earlier quiety n., quietness n., and quiet n.

The state or condition of being quiet (in various senses of the adjective); quietness, peacefulness, tranquillity; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [noun]

stillnessc888

roOE

stilth?c1225

lowna1250

peacea1275

restc1350

tranquillityc1374

leea1400

tranquille1412

quietness?a1425

quiet?c1450

restfulnessc1450

quiety?a1500

quietation?1504

calm1547

calmness1561

peacefulnessa1566

halcyon1567

repose1577

quietude1598

still1608

hushtness1609

reposedness1616

reposeness1617

serenity1641

undisturbedness1649

indisturbance1660

pacateness1666

sleep1807

tranquilness1818

requiescence1837

reposefulness1872

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. ix. v. f. 46^v/2 That parte, requireth nothinge els then quietude [Du. stilte, Fr. repos].

1631 J. Mabbe tr. F. de Rojas Spanish Bawd xi. 129 I haue often heard, that it is harder to suffer prosperous, then aduerse fortune; because the one hath neuer any quietude [Sp. sosiego], and the other still taketh comfort.

1675 T. Otway Alcibiades iii. ii. 27 How sweet a quietude's in fetters found.

1727 W. Pattison Poet. Wks. I. 145 Thus Orpheus sought to calm his peaceless Breast, A Stranger to the Quietude of Rest.

1755 J. Shebbeare Lydia (1769) II. 3 Love,..urged his bosom too vehemently, to suffer a moment's quietude or delay.

1793 J. Abernethy Surg. & Physiol. Ess. ii. 58 Confinement to bed and perfect quietude should be enjoined.

1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. v. 81 Philosophy has become another name for mental quietude.

1877 ‘H. A. Page’ T. De Quincey: Life & Writings II. xvi. 29 The quietude of the Meadows..made them his favourite resorts.

1914 G. K. Chesterton Flying Inn 165 ‘You English are an extraordinary lot,’ said the Irishman, with a sudden and sombre quietude.

1934 L. Charteris Boodle xi. 247 His shrill cry disturbed the regal quietude of the Palace Royal Hotel.

1993 W. Collins Rationalist 245 Quietude in one compartment of the mind often leads merely to focussing on the restlessness of another.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quietude
释义	quietuden. Brit. /ˈkwʌɪᵻtjuːd/, /ˈkwʌɪᵻtʃuːd/, U.S. /ˈkwaɪᵻˌt(j)ud/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French quiétude. Etymology: < Middle French, French quiétude (late 15th cent.) < post-classical Latin quietudo rest, tranquillity (in an undated glossary; in documents from 12th cent.) < classical Latin quiētus quiet adj. + -tūdō -tude suffix. Compare Catalan quietud (1599), Spanish quietud (c1450), Portuguese quietude (1553), Italian quietudine (1306; rare). Compare earlier quiety n., quietness n., and quiet n. The state or condition of being quiet (in various senses of the adjective); quietness, peacefulness, tranquillity; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [noun] stillnessc888 roOE stilth?c1225 lowna1250 peacea1275 restc1350 tranquillityc1374 leea1400 tranquille1412 quietness?a1425 quiet?c1450 restfulnessc1450 quiety?a1500 quietation?1504 calm1547 calmness1561 peacefulnessa1566 halcyon1567 repose1577 quietude1598 still1608 hushtness1609 reposedness1616 reposeness1617 serenity1641 undisturbedness1649 indisturbance1660 pacateness1666 sleep1807 tranquilness1818 requiescence1837 reposefulness1872 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. ix. v. f. 46^v/2 That parte, requireth nothinge els then quietude [Du. stilte, Fr. repos]. 1631 J. Mabbe tr. F. de Rojas Spanish Bawd xi. 129 I haue often heard, that it is harder to suffer prosperous, then aduerse fortune; because the one hath neuer any quietude [Sp. sosiego], and the other still taketh comfort. 1675 T. Otway Alcibiades iii. ii. 27 How sweet a quietude's in fetters found. 1727 W. Pattison Poet. Wks. I. 145 Thus Orpheus sought to calm his peaceless Breast, A Stranger to the Quietude of Rest. 1755 J. Shebbeare Lydia (1769) II. 3 Love,..urged his bosom too vehemently, to suffer a moment's quietude or delay. 1793 J. Abernethy Surg. & Physiol. Ess. ii. 58 Confinement to bed and perfect quietude should be enjoined. 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. v. 81 Philosophy has become another name for mental quietude. 1877 ‘H. A. Page’ T. De Quincey: Life & Writings II. xvi. 29 The quietude of the Meadows..made them his favourite resorts. 1914 G. K. Chesterton Flying Inn 165 ‘You English are an extraordinary lot,’ said the Irishman, with a sudden and sombre quietude. 1934 L. Charteris Boodle xi. 247 His shrill cry disturbed the regal quietude of the Palace Royal Hotel. 1993 W. Collins Rationalist 245 Quietude in one compartment of the mind often leads merely to focussing on the restlessness of another. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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