restlessness

Noun
Synonyms: impatiencefidgetfidgetinessuneasinessqueasiness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active“the restlessness of the wind”
  2. a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delaySynonyms: impatience
  3. a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion“he's got the fidgets”“waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness”Synonyms: fidgetfidgetiness
  4. inability to rest or relax or be stillSynonyms: uneasinessqueasiness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Restless \Rest"less\, a. [AS. restle['a]s.]

1.Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child. --Chaucer. "Restless revolution day by day." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2.Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose or quiet; eager for change; discontented; as, restless schemers; restless ambition; restless subjects. "Restless at home, and ever prone to range." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

3.Deprived of rest or sleep. [1913 Webster]

Restless he passed the remnants of the night.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

4.Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless night. [1913 Webster]

5.Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

Restless thrush. (Zool.) See Grinder, 3. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless; agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering. [1913 Webster] -- Rest"less*ly, adv.- Rest"less*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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