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restlessness


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  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.  ``Restless 
  at  home,  and  ever  prone  to  range.''  --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["o]l.)  See  {Grinder},  3. 
 
  Syn:  Unquiet;  uneasy;  disturbed;  disquieted;  sleepless; 
  agitated;  unsettled;  roving;  wandering.  -- 
  {Rest"less*ly},  adv.-  {Rest"less*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  restlessness 
  n  1:  the  quality  of  being  ceaselessly  moving  or  active;  "the 
  restlessness  of  the  wind" 
  2:  a  lack  of  patience;  irritation  with  anything  that  causes 
  delay  [syn:  {impatience}] 
  3:  a  feeling  of  agitation  expressed  in  continual  motion;  "he's 
  got  the  fidgets";  "waiting  gave  him  a  feeling  of 
  restlessness"  [syn:  {fidget},  {fidgetiness}] 
  4:  inability  to  rest  or  relax  or  be  still  [syn:  {uneasiness}] 




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