anxiousness

[angk-shuhs-nis, ang-]

noun

1. the state of being greatly worried; mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; anxiety.

   The warm welcome from her new classmates made all her anxiousness go away.

2. the state of being earnestly desirous; eagerness (followed by to orfor ).

   As he sat in the cabin of the combat plane, he felt no fear or apprehension, just anxiousness to get airborne.

Other Word Forms

• unanxiousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of anxiousness¹

First recorded in 1630–40; anxious ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

"There was always this anxiousness. If that's happened, anything could happen," she said.

From BBC

When I burn that energy, the anxiousness goes away for the show that’s about to happen.

From Los Angeles Times

Part of Soboroff’s anxiousness stemmed from an incident just a week earlier: He and his wife awoke around 1:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day to a brush fire burning on a nearby ridge.

From Los Angeles Times

He also used terms like “first-year jitters” and “anxiousness” in describing his sometimes disconnected partnership with Justin Herbert.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was full of sadness, worry, anxiousness and full of recurring memories from the past,” he said, showing us a hand he said had been mutilated by a gunshot.

From BBC