RESTIVENESS

skittishness, restiveness

(noun) characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright

jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, restiveness

(noun) the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

restiveness (usually uncountable, plural restivenesses)

The characteristic of being restive.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

21 September 2024

CONFORMITY

(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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