Hypertext Webster Gateway: "restlessness"
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) 1.7 (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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