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restiveness
res·tive R0184600 (rĕs′tĭv)adj.1. a. Uneasily impatient or hard to control under restriction, opposition, criticism, or delay: Passengers on board the delayed airliner began to grow restive.b. Characterized by impatience or an absence of calm; unsettled: had a restive feeling that something wasn't quite right.2. Refusing to move. Used of a horse or other animal.
[Middle English restif, stationary, from Old French, from rester, to remain, from Latin restāre, to keep back : re-, re- + stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
res′tive·ly adv.res′tive·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | restiveness - the anxious feeling you have when you have the jittersjitteriness, jumpiness, nervousnessanxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune | | 2. | restiveness - characterized by nervousness and quickness to take frightskittishnessnervousness - a sensitive or highly strung temperament |
restivenessnounAn uneasy or nervous state:disquiet, disquietude, inquietude, restlessness, unease, uneasiness, unrest.Translationsrestive (ˈrestiv) adjective beginning to show displeasure, impatience, boredom etc eg at delay, discipline etc; restless. 焦躁不安的，不耐煩的 焦躁不安的烦躁的，倔强的 ˈrestively adverb 焦躁不安地，不耐煩地 焦躁不安地，倔强地 ˈrestiveness noun 焦躁不安，不耐煩 焦躁不安，倔强
restiveness
Synonyms for restivenessnoun an uneasy or nervous stateSynonyms- disquiet
- disquietude
- inquietude
- restlessness
- unease
- uneasiness
- unrest
Synonyms for restivenessnoun the anxious feeling you have when you have the jittersSynonyms- jitteriness
- jumpiness
- nervousness
Related Wordsnoun characterized by nervousness and quickness to take frightSynonymsRelated Words |