orolig

Swedish

Etymology

From o- (“un-”) +‎ rolig (“calm”). Rolig, in the meaning calm, is obsolete in contemporary Swedish so rolig is not considered an antonym of this word. (In contemporary Swedish, rolig means funny.)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

orolig (comparative oroligare, superlative oroligast)

1. anxious, worried
2. restless

Declension

Inflection of orolig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	orolig	oroligare	oroligast
neuter singular	oroligt	oroligare	oroligast
plural	oroliga	oroligare	oroligast
masculine plural2	orolige	oroligare	oroligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	orolige	oroligare	oroligaste
all	oroliga	oroligare	oroligaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

• bekymrad
• nervös
• ängslig

Antonyms

• lugn
• sansad

Related terms

• oro
• orolighet

Further reading

• orolig in Svensk ordbok.