quietude
Portuguese, noun/kjɛˈtu.dɨ/
quietude is spelled Q-U-I-E-T-U-D-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,403rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quietude is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “quiet (absence of movement or sound)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualidade do que é quieto”.
What does quietude mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequiet (absence of movement or sound)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualidade do que é quieto 2. sossego; paz; tranquilidade suave
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of quietude
- quietudes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quietude?
- Portugal /kjɛˈtu.dɨ/
- Portugal [kjɛˈtu.ðɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is quietude in Portuguese?
quietude appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).