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RESTLESS
restless, ungratified, unsatisfied
(adjective) worried and uneasy
restless
(adjective) ceaselessly in motion; “the restless sea”; “the restless wind”
restless, uneasy
(adjective) lacking or not affording physical or mental rest; “a restless night”; “she fell into an uneasy sleep”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
restless (comparative more restless, superlative most restless)
Not allowing or affording rest.
Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
Deprived of rest or sleep.
Synonyms
• antsy
Anagrams
• Tesslers, tressels
Source: Wiktionary
Rest"less, a. Etym: [AS. restleás.]
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. (Zoöl.) See Grinder, 3.
Syn.
– Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless; agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering.
– Rest"less*ly, adv.- Rest"less*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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