un|set´tled|ness

un|set´tled|ness
un|set|tled «uhn SEHT uhld», adjective.
1. not in the proper condition or order; disordered; disturbed: »

Our house is still unsettled; Figurative. an unsettled mind.

2. not fixed or firmly established; unstable: »

an unsettled government.

3. liable to change; uncertain: »

The weather is unsettled.

4. not adjusted or disposed of: »

an unsettled estate, an unsettled bill.

5. not determined or decided: »

an unsettled question.

6. not populated; not inhabited: »

Some parts of the world are still unsettled.

SYNONYM(S): uninhabited.
un|set´tled|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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