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nervousness vs restiveness

restiveness vs nervousness

nervousness and restiveness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nervousness Yes No No No
restiveness Yes No No No
As nouns, restiveness is a hyponym of nervousness; that is, restiveness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nervousness:
  • nervousness: a sensitive or highly strung temperament
  • restiveness: characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright
Other hyponyms of nervousness include queasiness, restlessness, uneasiness, skittishness.
As nouns, nervousness and restiveness are synonyms defined as:
  • nervousness and restiveness: the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
Other synonyms of nervousness include jitteriness, jumpiness.
nervousness (noun) restiveness (noun)
a sensitive or highly strung temperament characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters The characteristic of being resistant of control, stubborn.
an uneasy psychological state the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
Difference between nervousness and restiveness

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