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inquietante

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See also: inquiétante

Italian

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Etymology

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Present participle of inquietare, influenced by French inquiétant, from Late Latin inquiētantem (disturbing), present active participle of inquiētō (to disturb, disquiet).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.kwjeˈtan.te/, /in.kwi.eˈtan.te/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: in‧quie‧tàn‧te, in‧qui‧e‧tàn‧te

Participle

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inquietante (plural inquietanti)

  1. present participle of inquietare

Adjective

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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
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References

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  1. ^ inquieto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin

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Participle

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inquiētante

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of inquiētāns

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin inquiētantem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inkjeˈtante/ [ĩŋ.kjeˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: in‧quie‧tan‧te

Adjective

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inquietante m or f (masculine and feminine plural inquietantes)

  1. worrying
    Synonym: preocupante
  2. disturbing
    Synonym: perturbador

Derived terms

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Further reading

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