qui|e|tude

qui|e|tude
qui|e|tude «KWY uh tood, -tyood», noun.
quietness; stillness; calmness: »

That suave master of many roles…whom the masters of Shangri-La have selected as the man to carry on their great tradition of quietude and culture (Wall Street Journal).

SYNONYM(S): placidity, tranquility.
[< Late Latin quiētūdō < Latin quiētus quiet, adjective]

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