antsiness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English antsy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English antsiness From antsy + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or quality of being antsy.
The patience that America is extending to Mr. Obama[…] was reflected across the capital, as the cram of people sparked warmth rather than antsiness.
2009 January 21, Maureen Dowd, “Exit the Boy King”, in New York Times: