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- Dictionaryrestlessness/ˈrɛs(t)ləsnəs/
noun
- 1. the inability to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom: "a feeling of restlessness was making it difficult to concentrate"
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the quality of being unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored: Side effects can include restlessness and irritability. There was a growing restlessness with the existing leadership. See. restless.
Definitions of restlessness. noun. the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active. “the restlessness of the wind”. see more. noun. inability to rest or relax or be still. synonyms: queasiness, uneasiness. see more.
restlessness. noun. /ˈrestləsnəs/ [uncountable] the state of being unable to stay still or be happy where you are, because you are bored or need a change. the restlessness of youth. Want to learn more?
If you are restless, you are bored, impatient, or dissatisfied, and you want to do something else. By 1982, she was restless and needed a new impetus for her talent. ...a major new initiative to placate the country's restless intellectuals. restlessness uncountable noun.
1. : lacking or denying rest : uneasy. a restless night. 2. : continuously moving : unquiet. the restless sea. 3. : characterized by or manifesting unrest especially of mind. restless pacing. also : changeful, discontented. restlessly adverb. restlessness noun. Synonyms. restive. uneasy. unquiet. unrestful. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
RESTLESS definition: 1. unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored: 2…. Learn more.
The earliest known use of the noun restlessness is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for restlessness is from 1597, in the writing of John King, bishop of London. restlessness is formed within English, by derivation.
Restlessness definition: the inability to remain still or at rest, or a mood characterized by this. See examples of RESTLESSNESS used in a sentence.
1. Characterized by a lack of quiet, repose, or rest: spent a restless night. 2. Not able to rest, relax, or be still: a restless child. 3. Having or showing a persistent desire for change or action: "A restless feeling of guilt would always be present with him" (James Joyce). 4. Never still or motionless: the restless sea. rest′less·ly adv.
the quality of being unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored: Side effects can include restlessness and irritability. There was a growing restlessness with the existing leadership. See. restless.
