Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or quality of being fidgety.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Quality of being fidgety.

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  • noun The state or condition of being fidgety.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion

Etymologies

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fidgety +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • When we need a rest, our bodies sends us clear signals such as fidgetiness, hunger, drowsiness, and loss of focus.

    Tony Schwartz: The 90-Minute Solution: How Building in Periods of Renewal Can Change Your Work and Your Life (POLL) (VIDEO) 2010

  • For the most part, Mr. DiSpirito—a former reality-TV star who's a bit boyish himself—jibes well with children, his quick-talking able to keep up with their attention spans and occasional fidgetiness.

    Chef Dishes Out Lessons on Healthy Eating Mike Vilensky 2011

  • I wondered where this fidgetiness came from compared to when she and I were just alone.

    Two Lives 2009

  • We saw a fantastic eye doctor who did well with him and his fidgetiness.

    Glasses Becca 2009

  • I wondered where this fidgetiness came from compared to when she and I were just alone.

    Two Lives Mike Croley 2009

  • I posted a comment on Slate, remarking on McCain's blinking, and fidgetiness and someone replied with the same meme; it's because he was a POW.

    Obama Leads By Over Five Points In Pre-Debate Tracking Polls 2009

  • And while these medications may provide welcome relief to some RLS patients, the ads could leave anyone who ever suffered fidgetiness when trying to go to sleep to wonder whether he or she has RLS and should seek treatment.

    Finally, an antidote to TV drug ads 2007

  • On a side note, I wonder how many cases of childhood fibro are diagnosed ADD because of the fidgetiness and trouble paying attention issues--the inability to sit still because of pain, not brain focus trouble.

    Insomnia Becca 2007

  • I had growing pains, trouble sleeping, fidgetiness while sitting, hand and arm pain, etc throughout childhood--but would go years without.

    Insomnia Becca 2007

  • And while these medications may provide welcome relief to some RLS patients, the ads could leave anyone who ever suffered fidgetiness when trying to go to sleep to wonder whether he or she has RLS and should seek treatment.

    Finally, an antidote to TV drug ads 2007

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