restlessness

restlessness
noun
1. the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active (Freq. 1)
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the restlessness of the wind

Derivationally related forms: ↑restless
Hypernyms: ↑mobility
2. inability to rest or relax or be still
Syn: ↑uneasiness, ↑queasiness
Derivationally related forms: ↑queasy (for: ↑queasiness), ↑uneasy (for: ↑uneasiness), ↑restless
Hypernyms: ↑nervousness
Hyponyms: ↑jactitation, ↑jactation
3. a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
Syn: ↑impatience
Derivationally related forms: ↑impatient (for: ↑impatience)
Hypernyms: ↑irritation, ↑annoyance, ↑vexation, ↑botheration
4. a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
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he's got the fidgets

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waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness

Syn: ↑fidget, ↑fidgetiness
Derivationally related forms: ↑fidget (for: ↑fidget), ↑fidgety (for: ↑fidget), ↑fidgety (for: ↑fidgetiness)
Hypernyms: ↑agitation
Hyponyms: ↑impatience

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