astir C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈstɝ/ UK /əˈstɜː/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj in a state of motion, excitement, or activity By dawn the whole village was astir with preparations. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · in a state of motion,... activeawakebustlingmovingagoglivelyafoot ↔ Opposites stillquietdormantmotionlessasleep Word family Related forms stir Etymology AI details From a- ('on, in') + stir (movement, commotion), the latter from Old English styrian ('to move, agitate'), from Proto-Germanic *sturjaną. styrian Old English *sturjaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # astir **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈstɝ/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈstɜː/ ## Meanings 1. in a state of motion, excitement, or activity ## Examples - By dawn the whole village was astir with preparations. ## Synonyms - active - awake - bustling - moving - agog - lively - afoot ## Antonyms - still - quiet - dormant - motionless - asleep ## Related Forms - stir ## Roots and Affixes - Root: styrian - Root: *sturjaną ## Etymology From a- ('on, in') + stir (movement, commotion), the latter from Old English styrian ('to move, agitate'), from Proto-Germanic *sturjaną. ## AI Etymology Astir is from a- ('on, in') + stir (movement, commotion), the latter from Old English styrian ('to move, agitate'), from Proto-Germanic *sturjaną. Important recorded forms include styrian (Old English) and *sturjaną (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers in a state of motion, excitement, or activity. The wider family includes related words such as stir. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown