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Meaning of "fidgetiness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF FIDGETINESS

ˈfɪdʒɪtɪnəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIDGETINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fidgetiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIDGETINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fidgeting

Fidgeting is the act of moving about restlessly. Fidgeting may be a result of nervousness, agitation, boredom or a combination of these. It may be a result of genes and is often an unconscious act. Fidgeting may involve playing with one's fingers, hair, or items of clothing. A common act of fidgeting is to bounce one's leg repeatedly. Rings are another common focus of fidgeting; variations include ring spinning, twirling or rolling along a table. Research by Dr. Karen Pine and colleagues at the University of Hertfordshire funded by The Economic and Social Research Council found that children that were allowed to fidget with their hands performed better in memory and learning tests.

Definition of fidgetiness in the English dictionary

The definition of fidgetiness in the dictionary is restlessness, the state of or tendency to be fidgety.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIDGETINESS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIDGETINESS

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FIDGETINESS

agribusiness · big business · bulkiness · business · cleanliness · cleanliness is next to godliness · comeliness · dizziness · do the business · e-business · family business · fitness · friendliness · happiness · holiness · laziness · loneliness · loveliness · readiness · show business · timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of fidgetiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fidgetiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIDGETINESS

Find out the translation of fidgetiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fidgetiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fidgetiness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

fidgetiness
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

intranquilidad
570 millions of speakers
en

English

fidgetiness
510 millions of speakers
hi

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बेसब्री
380 millions of speakers
ar

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التململ
280 millions of speakers
ru

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суетливость
278 millions of speakers
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fidgetiness
270 millions of speakers
bn

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fidgeter
260 millions of speakers
fr

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fidgetiness
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Fidgeter
190 millions of speakers
de

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fidgetiness
180 millions of speakers
ja

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fidgetiness
130 millions of speakers
ko

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fidgetiness
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Fidgeter
85 millions of speakers
vi

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fidgetiness
80 millions of speakers
ta

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fidgeter
75 millions of speakers
mr

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फडगेटर
75 millions of speakers
tr

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fidgeter
70 millions of speakers
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fidgetiness
65 millions of speakers
pl

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fidgetiness
50 millions of speakers
uk

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метушливість
40 millions of speakers
ro

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vânzolealã
30 millions of speakers
el

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fidgetiness
15 millions of speakers
af

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fidgetiness
14 millions of speakers
sv

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fidgetiness
10 millions of speakers
no

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fidgetiness
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIDGETINESS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fidgetiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIDGETINESS»

Discover the use of fidgetiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fidgetiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Collected Papers: Through Paediatrics to Psychoanalysis
Fidgetiness' [1931] THREE KINDS of fidgetiness are commonly met with in general practice: fidgetiness of anxious excitement, tics, and chorea. As the last, which is less common than the other two, carries with it a liability to rheumatic fever ...
D. W. Winnicott, 2013
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Highlights of Homoeo Practice
T.P. Chatterjee. 118 FIDGETINESS ... FIDGETINESS. 1. Cannot sit idle. Must be doing something or the other. The fidgetiness covers all parts of the body : Phos 30. 2. Of women, with urinary troubles : Meny 30. 3. Of hysteric and neuralgic ...
T.P. Chatterjee, 2003
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A Course of Lectures on the Growth and Means of Training the ...
Say you are thinking about a child who gives trouble A fidgety from being fidgety ; you observe the movements which c,'tl<l- indicate the fidgetiness, the parts that move principally, whether hands or feet, whether one or both sides, thus looking  ...
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Cairn-Space: Poems, Prayers, and Mindful Amblings about the ...
So we find an antidote to the fidgetiness and we apply it. This is why it is suggested to have something to do in our prayer spaces, something to bring us back around to our center. This ensures that “centeredness” is hardwired into our neural ...
N. Thomas Johnson-Medland, 2011
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Encyclopedic Reference of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Fidgetiness due to Deficiency 234 Fidgetiness due to Deficiency Referring to the syndrome of oppressed feeling in the chest because of the heat of deficiency type . Symptoms. Feverish sensation in the chest, oppression and insomnia, dry ...
Yang Xinrong, 2003
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100 Questions & Answers About Restless Legs Syndrome
Some of these patients may also be mistakenly diagnosed with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) because of fidgetiness (see Question 18). Growing pains generally occur in early and late childhood and are characterized by pain ...
Sudhansu Chokroverty, 2010
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Effectiveness of an On-line Tutorial to Improve Teacher ...
Relationship of Posture to School Function Research studies have suggested that ergonomic factors, such as sitting posture, impact functional abilities, including levels of fidgetiness (Harper et al., 2002), intelligence quotient (Sents & Marks, ...
Martha L. Boyle, 2008
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Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Child Development 2002
The following areas improved significantly after 16 weeks of treatment (p < .001): fidgetiness, hyperactivity, withdrawal, negative and uncooperative behaviors, angry affect, nonspontaneous relation to examiner, lability of affects, and rhythmic  ...
Margaret E. Hertzig, Ellen A. Farber, 2004
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Quick Bedside Prescriber
Restlessness-moving his body with fidgetiness— Though Phos. is not as anxious and restless as Arsenic it has a peculiar fidgetiness all over the body. He cannot sit or stand still for a moment. The child must be moving or doing something.
J. N. Shinghal, 2002
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Akathisia and Restless Legs
In conclusion, empirical evidence supports the relationship between fidgetiness and states of anxiety, frustration, distress or boredom. It can be argued that if the motor activity of the subjects had not been constrained by the experimental ...
Perminder Sachdev, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIDGETINESS»

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The Motherfucker With the Hat review – a brutally funny take on …
She is given a vibrant fidgetiness by Flor De Liz Perez, who gesticulates as if she were boxing with her own expletives. Rather than utter an ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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'Dope': A clever but convoluted teen comedy, reviews say
Even Moore swings from likable understatement to Jerry Lewis-level fidgetiness depending on the scene. Still, in an era full of indifferent, ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
3
Sundance breakout Dope is messy but energetic
Even Moore swings from likable understatement to Jerry Lewis-level fidgetiness depending on the scene. Still, in an era full of indifferent, ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jun 15»
4
ADHD In Focus
On the outside we're obviously looking at attention, distractability, poor focus, restlessness, fidgetiness, difficulty transitioning from one task to the next, higher ... «SRQ Magazine, May 15»
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What Symptoms Was Your ADHD Medication Unable to Fix?
Meds haven't helped with fidgetiness. However, treatment has helped with social relationships a lot. —An ADDitude Reader. > Meds haven't helped with our ... «ADDitude, May 15»
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Lamborghini Huracan: The benign tempest
With the Huracan there isn't even an atom of the terrifying fidgetiness that made the Murciélago so notorious. Unlike the Lambos of yore, the ... «Mid-Day, May 15»
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ADHD Debate: Are We Treating Normal Childhood As A Disease?
We have little tolerance for typically boyish traits such as bounciness, fidgetiness, and mischievousness. We want boys to sit still for hours in the ... «The Inquisitr, Apr 15»
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The ADHD Fallacy: It's Time To Stop Treating Childhood as a Disease
We have little tolerance for typically boyish traits such as bounciness, fidgetiness, and mischievousness. We want boys to sit still for hours in the ... «TIME, Apr 15»
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India vs Australia: Steve Smith, the thorn in India's flesh all summer
A schoolboyish face, a shy smile, they say he isn't much of a sledger, funny gait in running across the track, and a sense of fidgetiness doesn't ... «The Indian Express, Mar 15»
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Just So Happens by Fumio Obata
Nonetheless, the graphic novel maintains a holistic sense of peacefulness in its pages that presents a fine contrast to the common fidgetiness ... «Paste Magazine, Mar 15»
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