2006-10-10 08:03:20 · 5 answers · asked by Kindred 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
NO I DON'T THINK THEY ARE THE SAME...ONE CAN BE RESTLESS WHILE ENGAGED IN SOME WORK OR OTHER WHICH IS NOT BORING, BUT STILL HAVE A FEELING OF RESTLESSNESS. BEING BORED IS USUALLY EXPERIENCED BY THOSE WITH FEW INNER RESOURCES...IF ONE HAS SUCH RESOURCES, BOREDOM (SYN. WITH VACUOUSNESS, I THINK) CANNOT SET IN BECAUSE ONE'S MIND AND/OR IMAGINATION CAN ALWAYS BE AT WORK..
2006-10-10 08:14:58 · answer #1 · answered by TRINATRONA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're not exactly the same. Restlessness implies a general inability to remain stationary. Boredom relates more to a specific task or situation. You can have a restless personality, but you are bored only sometimes.
2006-10-10 08:09:02 · answer #2 · answered by LokiBuff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think of them in the same way. You can be bored without being restless. When you are restless you want to move, it is almost impossible to sit still.
2006-10-10 09:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by MUD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that restless is different from boredom.
Main Entry: restless
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not content
Synonyms: active, agitated, antsy*, anxious, bustling, changeable, disturbed, edgy, fidgeting, fidgety, fitful, footloose*, fretful, hurried, inconstant, intermittent, irresolute, itchy*, jumpy, moving, nervous, nomadic, on edge, perturbed, restive, roving, sleepless, spasmodic, strung out*, transient, troubled, turbulent, uneasy, unpeaceful, unquiet, unrestful, unruly, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, wandering, worried
Antonyms: calm, peaceful
Notes: restive means impatient or fidgety under pressure or restraint; restless is being uneasy, unquiet, or unable to relax or rest
Main Entry: boredom
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disinterest
Synonyms: apathy, detachment, disgust, distaste, doldrums, dullness, ennui, fatigue, flatness, incuriosity, indifference, irksomeness, jadedness, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, monotony, pococurantism, sameness, tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness, unconcern, weariness, world-weariness, yawn
Antonyms: enthrallment, excitement, fascination, stimulation
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)
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2006-10-10 08:13:05 · answer #4 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a dictionary. these are two entirely different words.
2006-10-10 08:12:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋