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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