inquietante

See also: inquiétante

Italian

Etymology

Present participle of inquietare, influenced by French inquiétant, from Late Latin inquiētantem, accusative non-neuter case form of inquiētāns (“disturbing”), present active participle of inquiētō (“I disturb, disquiet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.kwjeˈtan.te/, /in.kwi.eˈtan.te/
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: in‧quie‧tàn‧te, in‧qui‧e‧tàn‧te

Participle

inquietante (plural inquietanti)

1. present participle of inquietare

Adjective

inquietante (plural inquietanti)

1. disturbing, disquieting, alarming

   Synonyms: allarmante, preoccupante, sconvolgente

   Antonyms: rassicurante, tranquillizzante

2. (figurative) perturbing, exciting

   Synonyms: conturbante, perturbante, sconvolgente

   Antonyms: rasserenante, tranquillizzante

Related terms

• inquietare
• inquieto
• inquietudine

 

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Latin

Participle

(deprecated template usage) inquiētante

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of inquiētāns

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inquiētāns.

Adjective

inquietante m or f (masculine and feminine plural inquietantes)

1. worrying, disturbing

Derived terms

• inquietantemente

Further reading

• “inquietante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014