Definitions for unsettledʌnˈsɛt ld

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•set•tledʌnˈsɛt ld(adj.)

  1. not settled; not fixed or stable; lacking order:

    an unsettled situation.

  2. continuously moving or changing; not situated in one place:

    an unsettled life.

  3. wavering or uncertain, as in opinions or behavior; unstable; erratic.

  4. not populated or settled:

    an unsettled wilderness.

  5. undetermined, as a point at issue; undecided; doubtful.

  6. not adjusted, closed, or disposed of, as an account, estate, or law case:

    unsettled claims.

  7. liable to change; inconstant; variable:

    unsettled weather.

Origin of unsettled:

1585–95

un•set′tled•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unsettled(adj)

    still in doubt

    "an unsettled issue"; "an unsettled state of mind"

  2. unsettled(adj)

    not settled or established

    "an unsettled lifestyle"

  3. changeable, uncertain, unsettled(adj)

    subject to change

    "a changeable climate"; "the weather is uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other"

  4. unsettled(adj)

    not yet settled

    "unsettled territory"

Wiktionary

  1. unsettled(Adjective)

    Disturbed, upset.

  2. unsettled(Adjective)

    Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.

  3. unsettled(Adjective)

    Not populated, having no settlers or other inhabitants.

  4. unsettled(Adjective)

    Unpaid.


Translations for unsettled

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

unsettled(adjective)

(of weather) changeable.

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