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Synonyms for restiveness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : res-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛs tɪv

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Définition of restiveness

Origin :
  • early 15c., restyffe "not moving forward," from Middle French restif "motionless, brought to a standstill" (Modern French rétif), from rester "to remain" (see rest (n.2)). Sense of "unmanageable" (1680s) evolved via notion of a horse refusing to go forward.
  • noun restlessness
Example sentences :
  • Her restiveness is absolutely alluring, and excites all my hunting instinct.
  • Extract from : « Man and Maid » by Elinor Glyn
  • He paused, then added, "I think it's just as well to walk off my restiveness if I can."
  • Extract from : « The Tyranny of Weakness » by Charles Neville Buck
  • Its ancestors in the sixteenth were notorious for their restiveness.
  • Extract from : « The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century » by Richard Henry Tawney
  • In other parts of the city, however, signs of restiveness were visible.
  • Extract from : « Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army » by Charles Alexander Gordon
  • Lady Cantire (perceiving that the Bishop is showing signs of restiveness).
  • Extract from : « Lyre and Lancet » by F. Anstey
  • This restiveness and impracticability are principally incident to us in the period of youth.
  • Extract from : « Thoughts on Man » by William Godwin
  • By the restiveness of woman under the tutelage of man may he measure his own short-comings.
  • Extract from : « A New Atmosphere » by Gail Hamilton
  • It was, however, of another phase of the matter that his present restiveness was born.
  • Extract from : « The Tempering » by Charles Neville Buck
  • The pallor had vanished from his cheeks and the restiveness from his eyes.
  • Extract from : « The House of the Vampire » by George Sylvester Viereck
  • These things explain the restiveness of the country, including central as well as southern provinces, under Peking domination.
  • Extract from : « China, Japan and the U.S.A. » by John Dewey

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