inquietante

See also: inquiétante

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /in.kwjeˈtan.te/, /in.kwi.eˈtan.te/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: 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

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

Latin

Participle

inquiētante

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of inquiētāns

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inquiētāns.

Adjective

inquietante (plural inquietantes)

  1. worrying, disturbing

Derived terms

Further reading
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