What does Unquiet mean?
Definitions for Unquiet
ʌnˈkwaɪ ɪtun·qui·et
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
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
unquietverb
To disturb, disquiet.
unquietadjective
Uneasy and restless; unable to settle.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
Unquietverb
to disquiet
Unquietadjective
not quiet; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Unquiet in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Unquiet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Unquiet in a Sentence
Unquiet souls. In the dark fermentation of earth, in the never idle workshop of nature, in the eternal movement, yea shall find yourselves again.
...For the unquiet heart and brain, A use in measured language lies.
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