tumultuous

== English == === Etymology === From Old French tumultuous (modern French tumultueux), from Latin tumultuōsus (“restless, turbulent”), from tumultus (“disturbance, uproar, violent commotion, tumult; agitation, disturbance, excitement”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tjʊˈmʌl.tjʊ.əs/ (UK) IPA(key): /tjʊˈmʌl.t͡ʃʊ.əs/, /t͡ʃʊˈmʌl.t͡ʃʊ.əs/ (General American) IPA(key): /tuˈmʌl.t͡ʃu.əs/, /tə-/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /təˈmɐl.t͡ʃʊ.əs/ Hyphenation: tu‧mult‧u‧ous === Adjective === tumultuous (comparative more tumultuous, superlative most tumultuous) Characterized by loud, confused noise. [from mid 16th c.] Synonyms: noisy, uproarious; see also Thesaurus:noisy Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent. [from mid 16th c.] Synonyms: riotous, tempestuous, tumultuary; see also Thesaurus:disorderly ==== Antonyms ==== untumultuous (antonym(s) of “characterized by loud, confused noise”): see Thesaurus:quiet (antonym(s) of “causing or characterized by tumult”): see Thesaurus:calm ==== Derived terms ==== tumultuously tumultuousness untumultuous ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === tumultuous (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia