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settled

  • adjective
  • set·tled
  • /ˈsɛtl̩d/

Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.

Example

“It took me a while to feel settled after I moved to this big city.”

Related words

  • nonsettled
  • settledly
  • settledness
  • settled district
  • well-settled

Example sentences

  • “Once the dust settled, the truth was evident.”

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This definition is adapted from “settled” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.