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Definitions for Unquiet
ʌnˈkwaɪ ɪtun·qui·et

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unquietadjective

    characterized by unrest or disorder

    "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"

  2. anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquietadjective

    causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

    "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"

Wiktionary

  1. unquietverb

    To disturb, disquiet.

  2. unquietadjective

    Uneasy and restless; unable to settle.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unquietadjective

    Etymology: inquiet, Fr. inquietus, Lat.

    From grammatick flats and shallows, they are on the sudden transported to be tossed and turmoiled with their unballasted wits, in fathomless and unquiet depths of controversy. John Milton.

    Go with me to church, and call me wise,
    And then away to Venice to your friend;
    For never shall you lie by Portia’s side
    With an unquiet soul. William Shakespeare, Mer. of Venice.

    Thy love hopeful to regain,
    From thee I will not hide
    What thoughts in my unquiet breast are ris’n. John Milton.

    She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring;
    A vain, unquiet, glitt’ring, wretched thing. Alexander Pope.

    Mirth from company is but a fluttering, unquiet motion, that beats about the breast for a few moments, and after leaves it empty. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. unquiet

    Unquiet refers to a state or condition characterized by disturbance, restlessness, unease, or agitation, either in a physical, emotional, or psychological context. It may also denote something that is not calm, peaceful, or settled. Essentially, it relates to a lack of stillness, peace, or tranquility.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unquietverb

    to disquiet

  2. Unquietadjective

    not quiet; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unquiet

    un-kwī′et, adj. not at rest, disturbed: causing restlessness.—v.t. to disquiet.—n. Unquies′cence, inquietude.—adv. Unquī′etly.—ns. Unquī′etness, state of disturbance, restlessness; Unquī′etude, inquietude.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Unquiet in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Unquiet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Unquiet in a Sentence

  1. Matthew Arnold:

    Unquiet souls. In the dark fermentation of earth, in the never idle workshop of nature, in the eternal movement, yea shall find yourselves again.

  2. Alfred, Lord Tennyson:

    ...For the unquiet heart and brain, A use in measured language lies.

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