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“quietness” in Latin
tranquillitāsquietness, calmness, stillness, tranquillity, serenityquiēsthe rest of sleep, repose; quiet, calm, lull, peace, cessation from labor; dreamrequiēsrest, repose, respite, cessation; a place of restōtiumtime free from activity: leisure, free time; time avoiding activity: idleness, inactivity; peace, repose, quiet, quietnepāxpeace; rest, quiet, ease; grace (esp. from the gods)silentiumsilence, stillness, quiet, noiselessness; obscurity; inaction, inactivity, cessation, standstill
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
quietness
The state of being free from mental agitation or physical exertion, tranquillitas (PROP., the state of the sea, wken not agitated by storm; different from malacia, μαλακία, i. e., calm then also, of a calm, unruffled life): quies (the state of being at rest; opposed to action; hence also = neutrality, state of peace, settled state of things; opposed to tumultus): requies (of taking some relaxation after work; opposed to labor, i. e., trouble): otium (a being exempt from ordinary occupations; hence also = tranquillity of a state, peace): otiosa vita (a life without occupation): pax (peace; then, lasting repose and security): silentium (when nothing is said or spoken, or no noise made, etc.): to live in peace and quitness, in otio et pace vivere (general term): mira concordia vivere (of man and wife, Tac., Agr., 6, 1): to live in peace and quitness with anybody, concorditer vivere cum aliquo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for quietness?
- The usual Latin words for “quietness” are tranquillitās, quiēs, requiēs; also ōtium, pāx, silentium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.