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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 | ||
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