different between uneasy vs wandering

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?i?zi/
• Hyphenation: un?easy
• Rhymes: -i?zi

Etymology 1

From Middle English unesy, equivalent to un- +? easy. Merged with Middle English unethe, uneathe (“difficult, not easy”). See uneath.

Adjective

uneasy (comparative uneasier, superlative uneasiest)

1. (rare) Not easy; difficult.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English unesy, unaisie (“not comforting”), from un- + esy (“comfortable, at ease”). More at easy.

Adjective

uneasy (comparative more uneasy or uneasier, superlative most uneasy or uneasiest)

1. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety

   I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?

2. Not easy in manner; constrained

   Synonyms: stiff, awkward, ungraceful

   He was behaving in an uneasy way.

3. Causing discomfort or constraint

Synonyms

(restless): : See Thesaurus:nervous

Related terms

• unease

Translations

English

Etymology

wander +? -ing

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w?nd????/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?nd????/

Adjective

wandering (not comparable)

1. Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
2. (medicine, of an organ) Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.

   a wandering kidney; a wandering liver

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

wandering (plural wanderings)

1. Travelling without preset route; roaming.
2. Irregular turning of the eyes.
3. Aimless thought.
4. Straying from a desired path.
5. (chiefly in the plural) Disordered speech or delirium.

Derived terms

• outwandering

Translations

Verb

wandering

1. present participle of wander

Anagrams

• wardening