A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity.
(RQ:James Bostonians)
(cap).
(RQ:Shakespeare Hamlet)
(quote-book)
Final settlement (e.g., of a debt).
rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet.
peaceful, neutral.
tranquil, calm.
(syn)
(ant)
modest, moderate, unambitious.
inactive, retired from public life.
phlegmatic, stolid.
excused, absolved of.