Restlessness

Definitions: Restlessness

Restlessness

Noun

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.

3. A feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness".

4. Inability to rest or relax or be still.

Date "restlessness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1660. (references)

Synonyms: Restlessness

Synonyms: fidget (n), fidgetiness (n), impatience (n), uneasiness (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Activity	Vigilance; wakefulness; sleeplessness, restlessness; insomnia; pervigilium, insomnium; racketing.
Agitation	Disturbance, chaos; (disorder); restlessness; (changeableness).
Changeableness	Restlessness &x. Adjective: fidgets, disquiet; disquietude, inquietude; unrest; agitation.
Excitability	Noun: excitability, impetuosity, vehemence; boisterousness; Adjective: turbulence; impatience, intolerance, nonendurance; irritability; (irascibility); itching; (desire); wincing; disquiet, disquietude; restlessness; fidgets, fidgetiness; agitation; (irregular motion).
Fear	Nervousness, restlessness; Adjective: inquietude, disquietude, worry, concern; batophobia; heartquake; flutter, trepidation, fear and trembling, perturbation, tremor, quivering, shaking, trembling, throbbing heart, palpitation, ague fit, cold sweat; abject fear; (cowardice); mortal funk, heartsinking, despondency; despair.
Motion	Restlessness; (changeableness); mobility; movableness, motive power; laws of motion; mobilization.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Restlessness

English words defined with "restlessness": agitated depression ♦ Disquietness ♦ Ekbom syndrome ♦ hyperactivity ♦ Intranquillity ♦ restless legs, restless legs syndrome. (references)

Specialty definitions using "restlessness": akathisia, Akathisia, Drug-Induced ♦ Psychomotor Agitation. (references)

Domain	Usage
Lyrics	But the restlessness was handed down (Allentown; performing artist: Billy Joel)
Movie/TV Titles	Restlessness (1990)
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Domain	Title
Books	Carlos Zapata: Restlessness of Architecture (reference) Divine Rest for Human Restlessness (reference) Heading Home: Breaking the Cycle of Restlessness Among America�s Veterans, a Post-Summit Action Report and Resource Directory (reference) Home Is Always the Place You Just Left: A Memoir of Faith, Restlessness, Obsession and Grace (reference) Restlessness and Devotion (reference) (more book examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	The national restlessness makes for a gayety and charm of its own.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
John Ruskin	Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restlessness and ambition.
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Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Beneath this boldness could be perceived an indescribable constraint, restlessness, and humility.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	By the time they had crossed the quadrangle his restlessness had risen to fever.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Confusion and restlessness may also occur. (references)
		Sedatives may be needed for irritability or restlessness. (references)
		Some users of cocaine report feelings of restlessness, irritability, and anxiety. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Restlessness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Restlessness" is used about 143 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	143	26,451

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "restlessness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		shqetësim (affliction, agitation, anxiety, bother, care, concern, discomfort, discomposure, displeasure, disquiet, disquietude, distemper, distress, disturbance, fash, fear, feeling, fidget, flurry, fret, Fry, harassment, inconvenience, inquietude, moil, perturbation, plague, preoccupation, qualm, solicitude, trepidation, trouble, tumult, turmoil, uneasiness, unrest, vexation, worry), nervozizëm (edginess, fidget, irritability, nervosity, nervousness). (various references)

Arabic		‏هستيريا (hysteria, nerve), ‏نفاذ الصبر, ‏قلق (agitated, anxiety, anxious, apprehension, apprehensive, apprehensiveness, bother, concern, concerned, crankous, cranky, discomfort, disquiet, disquietude, disturbance, fearful, fidget, fidgety, freakish, fretful, ill at ease, inquietude, nervous, perturbation, perturbed, restless, solicitous, solicitude, stew, streaked, suspense, sweat, toss, troubled, troublous, uneasiness, uneasy, unquiet, unrest, upset, worried, worry), ‏الهياج (agitation), ‏القلق (concern, worry), ‏الضجر, ‏الأرق. (various references)

Bulgarian		неспокойност. (various references)

Chinese		不安定性. (various references)

Czech		roztìkanost. (various references)

Finnish		rauhattomuus (unrest), levottomuus (anxiety, disturbance, uneasiness). (various references)

French		nervosité, inquiétude, impatience, impassibilité, agitation. (various references)

German		Rastlosigkeit, Unruhe (about, agitation, anxiety, concern (at, disorderliness, disquiet, disquietude, disturbance, ferment, fermentation, fidget, fidgetiness, fretfulness, noise, perturbation, restiveness, ruckus, skittishness, trouble, turbulence, unease, uneasiness, unrest, worry). (various references)

Greek		ανησυχία (anxiety, apprehension, concern, concernment, dismay, disquiet, disquietude, inquietude, nervousness, trouble, uneasiness, unrest, worriment, worry), ταραχή (agitation, apprehension, bustle, coil, commotion, consternation, disturbance, flurry, fluster, flutter, frenzy, fuss, outbreak, perturbation, pother, riot, row, ruction, ruffle, rumpus, scrimmage, stir, trepidation, trouble, turbulence, turmoil, uproar, welter). (various references)

Hebrew		אי שקט (disquiet, unrest). (various references)

Hungarian		nyugtalanság (apprehension, commotion, discomfort, discomposure, disquiet, disquietude, distraction, fidget, flurry, fluster, flutter, fret, inquietude, misgiving, puzzlement, throes, uneasiness, unrest). (various references)

Indonesian		keresahan (anxiety, uneasiness, unrest). (various references)

Italian		inquietudine (anxiety, disquiet, disquietude, unease, worry). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		不安心 (anxiety, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense, uncertainty, uneasiness). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ふあんしん (anxiety, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense, uncertainty, uneasiness). (various references)

Manx		neufeaghid, graue-aash (uneasiness), anveays (disturbance, factiousness). (various references)

Pig Latin		estlessnessray

Romanian		turbulenţã (turbulence), nelinişte (agitation, anxiety, apprehension, care, concern, discomfort, discomposure, disquiet, disquietude, disturbance, ferment, flurry, fret, inquietude, perturbation, trouble, uneasiness, unrest, worry), insomnie (insomnia, sleeplessness, vigilance, wakefulness), agitaţie (ado, agitation, bustle, clutter, commotion, dusty, emotion, excitement, ferment, fermentation, fever, flurry, flutter, fret, go, haste, inquietude, nervousness, perturbation, riotousness, roughness, squirm, stir, trepidation, unrest, vexation, working), îngrijorare (alarm, anxiety, concern, discomfort, disquiet, disquietude, fear, inquietude, thought, uneasiness, worry). (various references)

Russian		неугомонность. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		nemir (alarm, disturbance, inquietude, riot, turbulence, turmoil, unrest). (various references)

Spanish		lo turbio (dimness), intranquilidad (restiveness), inquietud (anxiety, inquietude, uneasiness, unrest, worry). (various references)

Swedish		rastlöshet (inquietude). (various references)

Turkish		rahatsızlık (ailment, annoyance, complaint, discomfiture, discomfort, discomposure, disease, disquiet, distemper, disturbance, draft, dysphoria, embarrassment, fidget, harassment, ill, illness, inconvenience, indisposition, inquietude, malaise, nuisance, seediness, trouble, uneasiness, unrest), yerinde duramama (euphoria, euphory, fidget, fidgetiness, restiveness, spring fever), uykusuzluk (insomnia, sleeplessness, waking), tez canlılık (impetuosity, quickness), huzursuzluk (discomfort, disquiet, disquietude, fermentation, fidget, hump, inquietude, qualm, restiveness, sleeplessness, trouble, uneasiness, unrest). (various references)

Ukranian		нетерплясість, невгамовність (riot), занепокоєння (concern, discomposure, fash, harass, harassment, qualm, stew, uneasiness, worriment). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự thao thức, sự không nghỉ sự luôn luôn động đậy, sự hiếu động sự không ngủ được, sự bồn chồn (fever), sự áy náy. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	instabilitas. (various references)
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Derivations
	Words beginning with "restlessness": restlessnesses. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "restlessness" (pronounced re"stlusnus)
7	-t l u s n u s	weightlessness.
6	-l u s n u s	callousness, carelessness, helplessness, homelessness, hopelessness, joblessness, lawlessness, powerlessness, recklessness, ruthlessness, selflessness.
5	-u s n u s	cautiousness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, disingenuousness, fractiousness, graciousness, nervousness, outrageousness, pompousness, rebelliousness, righteousness, seriousness, unconsciousness, viciousness.
4	-s n u s	closeness, hoarseness, niceness.
3	-n u s	abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, calmness, casualness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, highness, holiness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, newness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, possessiveness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restrictiveness, richness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, sensitiveness, separateness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-e-l-n-r-s-s-s-s-s-t"
	-2 letters: stressless.
	-3 letters: senseless, terseness.
	-4 letters: nestlers, restless, serenest, stresses, treeless, tressels.
	-5 letters: entrees, lessees, lessens, nesters, nestler, nestles, netless, relents, renests, resents, retenes, seeress, serenes, stelene, streels, teeners, teleses, tressel, tresses.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-e-l-n-r-s-s-s-s-s-t"
	+1 letter: artlessnesses.
	+2 letters: resistlessness, restlessnesses, rootlessnesses, ruthlessnesses, stresslessness, tirelessnesses.
	+3 letters: fruitlessnesses, heartlessnesses, waterlessnesses, worthlessnesses.
	+4 letters: breathlessnesses, effortlessnesses, futurelessnesses, motherlessnesses, relentlessnesses, resistlessnesses, spiritlessnesses, stresslessnesses, thriftlessnesses.
	+5 letters: distressfulnesses, structurelessness.
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