restiveness vs nervousness

restiveness and nervousness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
restiveness	Yes	No	No	No
nervousness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nervousness is a hypernym of restiveness; that is, nervousness is a word with a broader meaning than restiveness:

As nouns, restiveness and nervousness are synonyms defined as:

restiveness and nervousness: the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

Other synonyms of restiveness include jitteriness, jumpiness.

restiveness (noun)	nervousness (noun)
characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright	a sensitive or highly strung temperament
The characteristic of being resistant of control, stubborn.	the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters	an uneasy psychological state