unsetting

1 of 2

adjective

un·​setting

¦ən+

: not setting

where suns unsetting light the sky and flowers and fruit abound

—J. H. Newman

unsetting

2 of 2

noun

"

: a supporting of the opposite masonry walls of a cut through loose strata by means of buttresses resting on inverted arches

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

un- entry 1 + setting, present participle of set

Noun

un- entry 1 + setting, noun

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