'Restlessness' definitions:

Definition of 'restlessness'

(from WordNet)
noun
The quality of being ceaselessly moving or active; "the restlessness of the wind"
noun
A lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay [syn: restlessness, impatience]
noun
A feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness" [syn: fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness]
noun
Inability to rest or relax or be still [syn: restlessness, uneasiness, queasiness]

Definition of 'Restlessness'

From: 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]

Synonyms of 'restlessness'

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