Meaning of RESTLESS
| Pronunciation: | | 'restles
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | discontent(p), discontented, fidgety, fretful, itchy, moving, uneasy, ungratified, unquiet, unsatisfied |
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| | Definition: | | \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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