Definitions for unsettledness

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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.)

Wiktionary

  1. unsettledness(Noun)

    The quality of being unsettled

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unsettledness(noun)

    the quality or state of being unsettled


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