different between unquiet vs uneasy

English

Etymology

From un- +? quiet.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a??t

Adjective

unquiet (comparative unquieter, superlative unquietest)

1. Uneasy and restless; unable to settle.

   an unquiet mind

2. Causing unease or restlessness.

   an unquiet night

Verb

unquiet (third-person singular simple present unquiets, present participle unquieting, simple past and past participle unquieted)

1. (now rare) To disturb, disquiet.
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts XIV:

     Butt the unbelevinge iewes, steryd uppe and unquyeted the myndes off the gentyles agaynste the brethren.

   • 1649, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, The Life and Raigne of King Henry VIII

     they were greatly troubled, and unquieted

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