English noun: restlessness | |||
1. | restlessness (attribute) the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active | ||
Samples | The restlessness of the wind. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mobility | ||
2. | restlessness (state) a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay | ||
Synonyms | impatience | ||
Broader (hypernym) | annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation | ||
3. | restlessness (feeling) a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion | ||
Samples | He's got the fidgets. Waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness. | ||
Synonyms | fidget, fidgetiness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agitation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | impatience | ||
4. | restlessness (attribute) inability to rest or relax or be still | ||
Synonyms | queasiness, uneasiness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nervousness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | jactation, jactitation | ||