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She sat and fidgeted out of restlessness as she waited.
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restlessness — index commotion, diligence (perseverance), disturbance, outburst, trepidation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
restlessness — [n] constant motion; discontent activity, agitation, ailment, ants*, antsiness*, anxiety, bustle, disquiet, disquietude, disturbance, edginess, excitability, ferment, fitfulness, fretfulness, hurry, inconstancy, inquietude, insomnia, instability … New thesaurus
restlessness — noun 1. the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active (Freq. 1) the restlessness of the wind • Derivationally related forms: ↑restless • Hypernyms: ↑mobility 2. inability to rest or relax or be still • Syn … Useful english dictionary
restlessness — restless ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom. 2) offering no physical or emotional rest: a restless night. DERIVATIVES restlessly adverb restlessness noun … English terms dictionary
Restlessness — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
restlessness — noun see restless … New Collegiate Dictionary
restlessness — See restlessly. * * * … Universalium
restlessness — Synonyms and related words: Faustianism, activity, actuation, ado, agitation, ailment, alertness, all night vigil, anxiety, bluster, bobbery, boil, boiling, bother, botheration, breathless impatience, brouhaha, burst, bustle, capriciousness,… … Moby Thesaurus
restlessness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. uneasiness, disquiet, fidgetiness, excitability; see anxiety , excitement , uneasiness , unrest 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An uneasy or nervous state: disquiet, disquietude, inquietude, restiveness, unease,… … English dictionary for students
restlessness — rest·less·ness || restlɪsnɪs n. inability to remain still; nervousness, uneasiness; state of lacking repose; state of being constantly in motion … English contemporary dictionary
