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/
• 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

 

Latin

Participle

inquiētante

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of inquiētāns

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inquiētantem.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

inquietante m or f (masculine and feminine plural inquietantes)

1. worrying

   Synonym: preocupante

2. disturbing

   Synonym: perturbador

Derived terms

• inquietantemente

 

Further reading

• “inquietante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10