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restlessness
rest·less R0184700 (rĕst′lĭs)adj.1. Characterized by a lack of quiet, repose, or rest: spent a restless night.2. Not able to rest, relax, or be still: a restless child.3. Having or showing a persistent desire for change or action: "A restless feeling of guilt would always be present with him" (James Joyce).4. Never still or motionless: the restless sea.
rest′less·ly adv.rest′less·ness n.Restlessness - Always fidgeting around to go, like a horse in an antbed —Elmer Kelton
- Fidgeted as though the skin on her back were as a plucked fowl’s in a poulterer’s shop window —Virginia Woolf
- Fidgety as a child —Richard Wilbur
- Fidgety, like a rabbit’s nose —or a commuter —Don Marquis
- Fitful as a cautery —Diane Ackerman
- I’m as restless as a willow in a windstorm, I’m as jumpy as a puppet on a string —Oscar Hammerstein II, opening lines for “It Might As Well Be Spring” from State Fair
“It Might As Well Be Spring” is a particularly outstanding example of Hammerstein’s mastery of the light-hearted simile. The lyrics also compare a nightingale without a song to a feeling of discontentment, a spider to busyness and a baby on a swing to a feeling of giddiness. - As impatient as a wedding dick —American colloquialism
- (It is a night like many another with the sky now a bit) impatient for today to be over like a bored salesgirl shifting from foot to stockinged foot —John Ashberry
- Pacing up and down like an animal in a cage —Elizabeth Taylor
- (Walking around) restless as a big animal in the lowering weather —Elizabeth Spencer
- Restless as a rolling stone —Anon
- Restless as sharp desire —Arthur C. Benson
- Restless as Ulysses —William Makepeace Thackeray
- Restless like a man running downhill who cannot keep on his legs unless he runs on, and will inevitably fall if he stops —Arthur Schopenhauer
- A restless mind, like a rolling stone, gathers nothing but dirt and mire —John Balguy
See Also: MIND - Seemed always looking for a place, like one who goes to choose a grave —Stephen Crane
- (Settled on the couch,) shifting and fluttering like birds in a nest —Peter Meinke
- Squirming as though bitten by bugs —Bernard Malamud
- Squirm like a country mule hitched beside the railroad track —American colloquialism, attributed to South
- Tossed all night like a man running from himself —Paige Mitchell
- Wriggling in her place, as if her chair was hot —Frank Swinnerton
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | restlessness - the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active; "the restlessness of the wind"mobility - the quality of moving freely | | 2. |  restlessness - a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delayimpatienceannoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation - the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed | | 3. | restlessness - a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"fidget, fidgetinessagitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calmimpatience - a restless desire for change and excitement | | 4. |  restlessness - inability to rest or relax or be stillqueasiness, uneasinessnervousness - a sensitive or highly strung temperamentjactation, jactitation - (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness |
restlessnessnoun1. movement, activity, turmoil, unrest, instability, bustle, turbulence, hurry, transience, inconstancy, hurry-scurry, unsettledness increasing sounds of restlessness2. restiveness, anxiety, disturbance, nervousness, disquiet, agitation, insomnia, jitters (informal), uneasiness, edginess, heebie-jeebies (slang), jumpiness, fretfulness, ants in your pants (slang), fitfulness, inquietude, worriedness She complained of hyperactivity and restlessness.restlessnessnounAn uneasy or nervous state:disquiet, disquietude, inquietude, restiveness, unease, uneasiness, unrest.Translationsrest1 (rest) noun1. a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc. Digging the garden is hard work – let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems – I'm going to take a week's holiday. 休息 休息2. sleep. He needs a good night's rest. 睡眠 睡眠3. something which holds or supports. a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat. 支架，托，墊 支架，托 4. a state of not moving. The machine is at rest. 靜止 静止 verb1. to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy. We've been walking for four hours – let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs. 休息 休息2. to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired. Mother is resting at the moment. 睡覺，躺下或靜坐休息 （躺下）休息 3. to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something. Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels. 靠在 靠在...上4. to relax, be calm etc. I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught. 放鬆，平靜下來 使轻松，平静安心 5. to (allow to) depend on. Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed. 依賴 依赖6. (with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to. The choice rests with you. 交由(某人)進行 取决于ˈrestful adjective1. bringing rest. a restful holiday. 悠閒的 悠闲的2. (of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed. Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music. 讓人平靜的 让人平静的，让人轻松的，悦目的 3. relaxed. at rest: The patient seems more restful now. 放鬆的，無痛苦的 平静的ˈrestfully adverb 悠閒平靜地 平静地ˈrestfulness noun 悠閒平靜 平静ˈrestless adjective1. always moving; showing signs of worry, boredom, impatience etc. a restless child; He's been doing the same job for years now and he's beginning to get restless. 靜不下來的 焦躁不安的，坐立不安的，不平静的 2. during which a person does not sleep. a restless night. 不眠不休的 没有真正休息的，没有睡眠的得不到休息的 ˈrestlessly adverb 靜不下來地，不眠不休地 得不到休息地，不安地 ˈrestlessness noun 靜不下來，不眠不休 得不到休息ˈrest-room noun (American) a toilet in a theatre, factory etc. (美)公共廁所 （美）公共厕所 at rest free from pain, worry etc. 無痛苦的，無憂慮的 无痛苦的，无忧虑的 come to rest to stop moving. The ball came to rest under a tree. 停止移動 停止移动lay to rest to bury (someone) in a grave. 埋葬 埋葬let the matter rest to stop discussing etc a matter. 停止討論(某事) 暂停讨论（某事） rest assured to be certain. You may rest assured that we will take your views into consideration. 放心 对...尽管放心set someone's mind at rest to take away a person's worries about something. 讓某人放心 使某人放心
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restlessness [rest´les-nes] an inability to achieve relaxation; a feeling of mild mental discomfort. Restlessness is frequently an early, subtle sign of a patient's deterioration.Patient discussion about restlessnessQ. i have restless legs at night . could someone help me with what meds i should take A. I suffered badly from RLS for several years. I then went to see a Neurologist about it. He prescribed a medication for the RLS, and within days the problem was gone. The sense of relief was amazing. However, one has to take the medicine all the time - if I forget to take mine, then the symptoms come back. Nevertheless, it is great to be completely free of the problem ! More discussions about restlessnessLegalSeeRestrestlessness
Related to restlessness: insomnia, Restless Leg SyndromeSynonyms for restlessnessnoun movementSynonyms- movement
- activity
- turmoil
- unrest
- instability
- bustle
- turbulence
- hurry
- transience
- inconstancy
- hurry-scurry
- unsettledness
noun restivenessSynonyms- restiveness
- anxiety
- disturbance
- nervousness
- disquiet
- agitation
- insomnia
- jitters
- uneasiness
- edginess
- heebie-jeebies
- jumpiness
- fretfulness
- ants in your pants
- fitfulness
- inquietude
- worriedness
Synonyms for restlessnessnoun an uneasy or nervous stateSynonyms- disquiet
- disquietude
- inquietude
- restiveness
- unease
- uneasiness
- unrest
Synonyms for restlessnessnoun the quality of being ceaselessly moving or activeRelated Wordsnoun a lack of patienceSynonymsRelated Words- annoyance
- botheration
- irritation
- vexation
noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motionSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun inability to rest or relax or be stillSynonymsRelated Words- nervousness
- jactation
- jactitation
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