unquiet

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈkwaɪət/ UK /ʌnˈkwaɪət/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
restless, anxious, or turbulent

He passed an unquiet night, troubled by strange dreams.

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Synonyms

1 adj · restless, anxious, or... restlessagitateduneasy turbulent troubled disturbed

Opposites

quiet calm peaceful tranquil serene

Word family

Derived forms unquietlyunquietness

Related forms quiet quietness

Etymology

From un- ('not') + quiet, from Old French quiet, from Latin quietus ('at rest, calm'), past participle of quiescere ('to rest').

un- Old English quietus Latin

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# unquiet

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

## Meanings
1. restless, anxious, or turbulent

## Examples
- He passed an unquiet night, troubled by strange dreams.

## Synonyms
- restless
- agitated
- uneasy
- turbulent
- troubled
- disturbed

## Antonyms
- quiet
- calm
- peaceful
- tranquil
- serene

## Derived Forms
- unquietly
- unquietness

## Related Forms
- quiet
- quietness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: quietus

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + quiet, from Old French quiet, from Latin quietus ('at rest, calm'), past participle of quiescere ('to rest').

## AI Etymology
Unquiet comes from un- ('not') + quiet, from Old French quiet, from Latin quietus ('at rest, calm'), past participle of quiescere ('to rest'). The historical chain includes Old English un- and Latin quietus. The quoted older senses, "not", "at rest, calm", and "to rest", supply the semantic anchors for unquiet. The formation is best read as compound, participial, and borrowed: the word unquiet carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a adj, "restless, anxious, or turbulent". English derivatives include unquietly and unquietness; related English forms include quiet and quietness. The result is a adj whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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