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[ uhn-kwahy-it ] / ʌnˈkwaɪ ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unquiet ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveagitated; restless; disordered; turbulent: unquiet times. mentally or emotionally disturbed; vexed or perturbed; uneasy: He felt unquiet and alone. nouna state of agitation, turbulence, disturbance, etc.: Unquiet spread throughout the land. Origin of unquiet1515–25; un-1 + quiet1 (for defs. 1, 2), quiet2 (for def. 3) OTHER WORDS FROM unquietun·qui·et·ly, adverbun·qui·et·ness, nounWords nearby unquietunquantifiable, unquestionable, unquestionably, unquestioned, unquestioning, unquiet, unquote, unraped, unravel, unreactive, unread Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unquietIn the meantime, spare a thought for the unquiet passage of Richard III, last warrior of the Plantagenet dynasty. Three Dicks: Cheney, Nixon, Richard III and the Art of Reputation Rehab|Clive Irving|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST If one in 1,000 kids smokes weed and is tipped toward an unquiet mind, that's nothing —unless you're that one kid. Weed Gave My Family Everything—Then Took It Away|Abby Haglage|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST And I keep wondering what would have happened if his unquiet mother had hoarded books instead of semiautomatic weapons. The Promise of Happiness After the Newtown Shooting|William Giraldi|January 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST And then, simply and without fuss, moved, along with his meaty, scowling entourage, to one of the Unquiet Cars. The Nazi of the Quiet Car|Christopher Buckley|December 5, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Henri seemed preoccupied and sad, and Anne was unquiet on account of his brother. The Forty-Five Guardsmen|Alexandre Dumas Yet I knew the sound, and turned my unquiet eyes to the sea, where nothing moved save the far crests of waves. The Maids of Paradise|Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers Winton lamed a horse trying an impossible jump that he might get home the quicker, and, once back, was like an unquiet spirit. I would vanish, I would utterly cease to exist anywhere, except as a vagrant ghost troubling Jay Allison's unquiet dreams. The Planet Savers|Marion Zimmer Bradley She did not reply and only stood by the window, tapping at the sash with unquiet fingers. The Secret Witness|George Gibbs
British Dictionary definitions for unquiet/ (ʌnˈkwaɪət) mainly literary /
adjectivecharacterized by disorder, unrest, or tumultunquiet times anxious; uneasy Derived forms of unquietunquietly, adverbunquietness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unquietactive, agitated, antsy, anxious, changeable, disturbed, edgy, fidgety, fitful, footloose, fretful, hurried, ill at ease, inconstant, intermittent, irresolute, itchy, jumpy, nervous, nomadic |