Uneasy vs Sleepless - What's the difference?
uneasy | sleepless | Related terms |
(rare) Not easy; difficult.
Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed.
*{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
, title=Well Tackled!
, chapter=17 Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment.
Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing.
Characterized by an absence of sleep.
Uneasy is a related term of sleepless.
As adjectives the difference between uneasy and sleepless
is that uneasy is (rare) not easy; difficult or uneasy can be restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed while sleepless is characterized by an absence of sleep.uneasy
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) unesy, equivalent to ; see uneath.Adjective
(er)Etymology 2
From (etyl) unesy, . More at .Adjective
(er)citation, passage=Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.}}
- I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?
sleepless
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I spent a sleepless night worrying about the exams.