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fidget

fidg·et
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fij-it]
    • /ˈfɪdʒ ɪt/
    • /ˈfɪdʒ.ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fij-it]
    • /ˈfɪdʒ ɪt/

Definitions of fidget word

  • verb without object fidget to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently. 1
  • verb with object fidget to cause to fidget; make uneasy. 1
  • noun fidget Often, fidgets. the condition or an instance of being nervously restless, uneasy, or impatient. 1
  • noun fidget Also, fidgeter. a person who fidgets. 1
  • noun fidget Make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience. 1
  • intransitive verb fidget make restless movements 1

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Origin of fidget

First appearance:

before 1665
One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; compare dial. fidge to fidget, akin to the synonymous expressive words fitch, fig, fike; compare Old Norse fīkjast to be eager, Old Swedish fīkja to be restless

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Parts of speech for Fidget

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fidget popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for fidget

verb fidget

  • fret — to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.
  • squirm — to wriggle or writhe.
  • twiddle — to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl.
  • jiggle — a jiggling movement.
  • twitch — to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck: She twitched him by the sleeve.

noun fidget

  • willies — a male given name, form of William.
  • feverishness — The quality of being feverish.
  • heebie-jeebies — a condition of extreme nervousness caused by fear, worry, strain, etc.; the jitters; the willies (usually preceded by the): Just thinking about ghosts gives me the heebie-jeebies.
  • neurasthenia — Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion.
  • jittersjitters, nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness (usually preceded by the): Every time I have to make a speech, I get the jitters.

Antonyms for fidget

verb fidget

  • relax — to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
  • rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
  • freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
  • leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.

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