after his tantrum, the toddler lapsed into an exhausted quietude and fell asleep the quietude of the early morning was broken only by the occasional chirping of birds
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin quiētūdō, from Latin quiētusquiet entry 2 + -tūdō, suffix of abstract nouns