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Restlessness

noun/ɹˈɛstləsnəs/
Definition
the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˈɛstləsnəs/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˈɛstləsnəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˈɛstləsnəs/
3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛstləsnəs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
“the restlessness of the wind”
nouna lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
nouna feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
“he's got the fidgets”
nouninability to rest or relax or be still
Word Forms
restlessadjectiveceaselessly in motion
impatientadjectiverestless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
fidgetverbmove restlessly
fidgetyadjectivenervous and unable to relax
uneasyadjectivecausing or fraught with or showing anxiety
queasyadjectivecausing or fraught with or showing anxiety
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Unruhe
die Qualität, unaufhörlich in Bewegung oder aktiv zu sein
🇫🇷French
agitation
la qualité d'être sans cesse en mouvement ou actif
🇪🇸Spanish
inquietud
la cualidad de estar incesantemente en movimiento o activo
🇮🇹Italian
irrequietezza
la qualità di essere incessantemente in movimento o attivo
🇳🇱Dutch
rusteloosheid
de kwaliteit van onophoudelijk in beweging of actief zijn
🇵🇹Portuguese
inquietação
a qualidade de estar incessantemente em movimento ou ativo
🇷🇺Russian
беспокойство
качество непрерывного движения или активности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बेचैनी
निरंतर गतिशील या सक्रिय रहने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
অস্থিরতা
অবিরাম চলমান বা সক্রিয় হওয়ার গুণমান
🇮🇳Tamil
அமைதியின்மை
இடைவிடாமல் நகரும் அல்லது செயலில் இருப்பதன் தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
చంచలత్వం
నిరంతరాయంగా కదిలే లేదా చురుకుగా ఉండే నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
अस्वस्थता
सतत हालचाल किंवा सक्रिय असण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
બેચેની
અવિરતપણે ફરતા અથવા સક્રિય રહેવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚಡಪಡಿಕೆ
ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸಕ್ರಿಯವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അസ്വസ്ഥത
തുടർച്ചയായി ചലിക്കുന്നതോ സജീവമായതോ ആയ ഗുണനിലവാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੇਚੈਨੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے چینی
مستقل طور پر متحرک یا متحرک رہنے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不安
不断移动或活跃的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
落ち着きのなさ
絶え間なく動いたり活動したりする性質
🇰🇷Korean
불안
끊임없이 움직이거나 활동하는 성질
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bồn chồn
chất lượng của việc không ngừng di chuyển hoặc hoạt động
🇹🇭Thai
กระวนกระวายใจ
คุณภาพของการเคลื่อนไหวหรือกระตือรือร้นอย่างไม่หยุดยั้ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
kegelisahan
kualitas bergerak tanpa henti atau aktif
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkabalisa
ang kalidad ng walang tigil na paggalaw o aktibo
🇲🇾Malay
kegelisahan
kualiti bergerak atau aktif tanpa henti
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الأرق
نوعية التحرك أو النشاط بلا توقف
🇮🇷Persian
بی قراری
کیفیت حرکت یا فعال بودن بی وقفه
🇹🇷Turkish
huzursuzluk
durmadan hareket etme veya aktif olma kalitesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
אִי שָׁקֵט
האיכות של תנועה או פעילה ללא הרף
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'restlessness'?
The primary meaning of 'restlessness' is 'the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'restlessness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'restlessness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'restlessness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'restlessness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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