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restiveness

/ˈɹestɪvnəs/REH-stiv-nuhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈɹɛstɪvnəs/REH-stiv-nuhs

Meaningbeing restive

Common meaning: restlessness

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Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchrestif‘unwilling to move’source
  2. Frenchrester‘to rest, remain’source
  3. Englishrestive‘restless or impatient under restraint’
  4. Englishformed in English from restiverestiveness‘restlessness’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from restive + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), RESTIVE, p.505 · scan

Source words

  • restif Old French · source word “unwilling to move”

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