English → Latin
“restlessness” in Latin
inquamto sayaestusheat; fire; tideperturbātiōconfusion; disturbance, disorder; commotionsollicitūdōanxiety, worry, concern, uneasiness; watchful concern, solicitude; anxious care or attention, painstakingnessangōto bind, draw, press together; to choke, throttle, strangle (replaced in Classical Latin by suffoco); to cause physical turbaturmoil, disorder, stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, hubbub, commotion, trouble, confusion, disarray, brawl; mob, crowdtumultusan uproar; bustle, violent commotion, disturbance, tumult; turmoil, panic; a storm, tempest, thunderclap; a sudden outbrtŭmultŭātĭoA bustling
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
restlessness
inquies (a state of disquietude, when one cannot rest; post-Augustan, e.g., inquies nocturna, Plin., restlessness by night): turbidus motus (unquiet motion, general term; Vid: Cic., Tusc., 1, 33): animi motus (disturbance of the mind; e.g., in sleep, as Curt., 7, 5, 16): aestus (unsettled state of mind, when one is at a loss, or does not know what course to adopt): perturbatio (great disturbance, whether in the state, usually with rerum, or of the mind, usually with animi): sollicitudo (excitement with anxiety): angor (disquietude arising from fear of impending calamity): turba (mostly plur., turbae), tumultus, tumultuatio (disturbance: SYN. and PHR. in DISTURBANCE).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for restlessness?
- The usual Latin words for “restlessness” are inquam, aestus, perturbātiō; also sollicitūdō, angō, turba. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.