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quietude (n.)

1590s, from Middle French quiétude (c. 1500) or directly from Late Latin quietudo, from Latin quietus "free; calm, resting" (from PIE root *kweie- "to rest, be quiet").

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Definitions of quietude from WordNet

quietude (n.)
a state of peace and quiet;
Synonyms: tranquillity / tranquility / quietness
From wordnet.princeton.edu