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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REST'LESSNESS, n.
1. Uneasiness; unquietness; a state of disturbance or agitation, either of body or mind.
2. Want of sleep or rest; uneasiness.
3. Motion; agitation; as the restlessness of the magnetic needle.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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: restlessness, 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, restlessness]
4: inability to rest or relax or be still [syn: restlessness, uneasiness, queasiness]

Merriam Webster's

noun see restless

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

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Moby Thesaurus

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