noun
- The quality of being ceaselessly moving or active.
- usage: "the restlessness of the wind"
- A lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay.
- synonyms: impatience
- A feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion.
- usage: "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"
- synonyms: fidget, fidgetiness
- Inability to rest or relax or be still.
- synonyms: uneasiness, queasiness
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