uneasiness
un·easi·ness/ʌnˈiːzinəs/noun
uneasiness is spelled U-N-E-A-S-I-N-E-S-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables (un·easi·ness). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, uneasiness means “The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of uneasiness is uneasinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in uneasiness?
| Letters | 10: U-N-E-A-S-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: un·easi·ness |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is uneasiness?
Uneasiness appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce uneasiness?
- /ʌnˈiːzinəs/
Uneasiness has 3 syllables, split un·easi·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-uneasiness.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of uneasiness
- uneasinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uneasiness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
- 2
An anxious state of mind; anxiety.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uneasiness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does uneasiness come from?
From uneasy + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).