Meanings
noununsettledness (countable and uncountable, plural unsettlednesses)
plural unsettlednesses
- countableuncountableThe quality of being unsettled.
Its unsettledness and the extremes of its social style paralleled Mary's personality.
1988 January 8, James Krohe Jr., “Reading: Last Among First Ladies”, in Chicago Reader1 more example
All the wives, mothers and sisters in Knoxville will be in a perfect state of “unsettledness” during the coming week in deciding what to give to their boys, husbands, brothers and fathers for X’mas.
1887 December 18, Brandau, Kennedy & McTeer, “Christmas Presents for Gentlemen!”, in Knoxville Daily Tribune, volume XLII, Knoxville, Tenn., →OCLC, page [4], column 5
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unsettledness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsettledness
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“unsettledness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsettledness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsettledness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsettledness.
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