HyperDic: restiveness

English > 2 senses of the word *restiveness*:
NOUN	feeling	restiveness, jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness	the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
NOUN	attribute	restiveness, skittishness	characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright

restiveness > pronunciation
Sounds	reh'stihvnahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *restiveness*: 2 senses > noun 1, feeling
Meaning	The anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters.
Synonyms	jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness
Broader	anxiety	A vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
Spanish	nerviosismo, zozobra
Catalan	nerviosisme, nerviositat
Adjectives	restive	being in a tense state

English > *restiveness*: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	Characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright.
Synonym	skittishness
Broader	nervousness	A sensitive or highly strung temperament
Spanish	intranquilidad
Adjectives	restive	being in a tense state