uneasiness

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

Also spelled uneasines

US /ʌnˈiːzinəs/ UK /ʌnˈiːzinəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a feeling of anxiety or discomfort

A vague uneasiness crept over her as the house fell silent.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a feeling of anxiety or... anxiety discomfort disquiet apprehension unease nervousness

Opposites

ease calm comfort tranquility serenity

Word family

Related forms uneasy ease easy

Etymology

From uneasy (un- 'not' + easy) + -ness. Easy is from Old French aisie ('comfortable, at ease'), from aise ('ease, comfort'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin adiacens ('lying nearby').

-ness Old English aise Old French

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Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# uneasiness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈiːzinəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈiːzinəs/

## Meanings
1. a feeling of anxiety or discomfort

## Examples
- A vague uneasiness crept over her as the house fell silent.

## Synonyms
- anxiety
- discomfort
- disquiet
- apprehension
- unease
- nervousness

## Antonyms
- ease
- calm
- comfort
- tranquility
- serenity

## Related Forms
- uneasy
- ease
- easy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: -ness
- Root: aise

## Etymology
From uneasy (un- 'not' + easy) + -ness. Easy is from Old French aisie ('comfortable, at ease'), from aise ('ease, comfort'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin adiacens ('lying nearby').

## AI Etymology
Uneasiness is from uneasy (un- 'not' + easy) + -ness. Easy is from Old French aisie ('comfortable, at ease'), from aise ('ease, comfort'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin adiacens ('lying nearby'). Important recorded forms include -ness (Old English) and aise (Old French). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a feeling of anxiety or discomfort. The wider family includes related words such as uneasy, ease, and easy.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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