restlessness
Syllables: rest·less·ness/ˈɹɛstləsnəs/
restlessness noun: the state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable; a feeling of discomfort with stillness causes by anxiety, boredom or other emotions.
Noun
restlessness (usually uncountable, plural restlessnesses)
- The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable; a feeling of discomfort with stillness causes by anxiety, boredom or other emotions.
- She sat and fidgeted out of restlessness as she waited.
- With nothing to occupy his attention, Mr Enniscorthy began to manifest an unhappy restlessness that increased until the play had been proceeding for some few minutes.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
restlessness meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
restlessness in Hindi
- state or condition of being restless
- आतुरता āturtā, उत्सुकता utsuktā, व्याकुलता vyākultā, आकुलता ākultā, व्यग्रता vyagratā
restlessness in Urdu
- بےچینی, اضطراب, کسمساہٹ, پیچ و تاب, شتابی, الجھن
restlessness in Bengali
- restlessness
- তাফালিং taphaliṅ
- restlessness, agitation
- চঞ্চলতা concolota
restlessness in Malayalam
- restlessness
- ഇളക്കം iḷakkaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- restlessness in Punjabi
- ਅੱਚਵੀ accavī, دھڑکن dhaṛkaṇ
- restlessness in Sanskrit
- लौल्य laulya
Examples of restlessness in a sentence
- Kathy pouts a lot and feels a sense of boredom and restlessness.
- The blare of the music and the restlessness of the chorus afflicted his nerves.
- All the choler and restlessness had melted out of the man's face.
Forms of restlessness
| plural | restlessnesses |
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Origin of restlessness
From restless + -ness.
Words formed from restlessness
Questions about restlessness
- What does restlessness mean?
- Restlessness means the state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable; a feeling of discomfort with stillness causes by anxiety, boredom or other emotions.
- What is restlessness in Hindi?
- Restlessness in Hindi is आतुरता (āturtā), उत्सुकता (utsuktā), व्याकुलता (vyākultā). See Restlessness meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is restlessness?
- Restlessness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce restlessness?
- Restlessness is pronounced /ˈɹɛstləsnəs/.
- What is the plural of restlessness?
- The plural of restlessness is restlessnesses.
Words near restlessness in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: restlessness (page history and authors); restlessness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); চঞ্চলতা (Bengali) (page history and authors); ഇളക്കം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); دھڑکن (Punjabi) (page history and authors); लौल्य (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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