About The Word Restless
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Restless
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What's The Definition Of Restless?
[adj] worried and uneasy
[adj] ceaselessly in motion; "the restless sea"; "the restless wind" [adj] unable to relax or be still; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "itchy for excitement"; "a restless child" [adj] marked by a lack of quiet; not conducive to rest; "spent a restless night"; "fell into an uneasy sleep" Synonyms | Synonyms for Restless: discontent(p) | discontented | fidgety | fretful | itchy | moving | uneasy | ungratified | unquiet | unsatisfied Related Terms | Find terms related to Restless: See Also | Restless In Webster's Dictionary \Rest"less\, a. [AS. restle['a]s.]
1. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a
restless child. --Chaucer. ``Restless revolution day by
day.'' --Milton.
2. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose
or quiet; eager for change; discontented; as, restless
schemers; restless ambition; restless subjects. ``Restless
at home, and ever prone to range.'' --Dryden.
3. Deprived of rest or sleep.
Restless he passed the remnants of the night.
--Dryden.
4. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless
night.
5. Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. --Cowper.
{Restless thrush}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Grinder}, 3.
Syn: Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless;
agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering. --
{Rest"less*ly}, adv.- {Rest"less*ness}, n.
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