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English Dictionary: restlessness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for restlessness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
restlessness n the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active; "the restlessness of the wind" a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay Synonym(s): restlessness, impatience a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness" Synonym(s): fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness inability to rest or relax or be still Synonym(s): restlessness, uneasiness, queasiness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Restless \Rest"less\, a. [AS. restle[a0]s.] 1. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child. --Chaucer. [bd]Restless revolution day by day.[b8] --Milton. 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. [bd]Restless at home, and ever prone to range.[b8] --Dryden. 3. Deprived of rest or sleep. Restless he passed the remnants of the night. --Dryden. 4. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless night. 5. Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. --Cowper. {Restless thrush}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Grinder}, 3. Syn: Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless; agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering. -- {Rest"lessly}, adv.- {Rest"lessness}, n.