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restlessness

noun

inability to rest or relax or be still

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Word Facts

Word length
12
Starts with
R
Ends with
S
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɹɛstləsnəs

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. inability to rest or relax or be still

noun

  1. the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active

    “the restlessness of the wind”

noun

  1. a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion

    “he's got the fidgets”

noun

  1. a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

In context

Example Sentences

the restlessness of the wind
he's got the fidgets
waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness

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