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fidgety

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfɪd͡ʒɪti/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget; restless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

nervous and unable to relax

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a constant fretful stamping of hooves
  • a restless child

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: antsy, fretful, itchy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English fidget Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English fidgety From fidget + -y.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: ongedurig — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Dutch: priegelig — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Finnish: hermostunut — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Finnish: levoton — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • French: agité — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Greek: ανήσυχος (anísychos) — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Hungarian: nyugtalan — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Latvian: kustīgs — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Māori: manawarū — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Māori: oreore — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Māori: maikutu — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Marathi: चुळबळ्या (cuḷbaḷyā) — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Marathi: चुळबुळ करणारा (cuḷbuḷ karṇārā) — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: klåfingra — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ubyen — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Russian: вертля́вый (vertljávyj) — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Russian: непосе́дливый (neposédlivyj) — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Turkish: kıpır kıpır — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Turkish: kıpırdak — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget
  • Turkish: kıpraşık — having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget