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restless
adjective rest·less \ˈrest-ləs\
: feeling nervous or bored and tending to move around a lot : not relaxed or calm
: unhappy about a situation and wanting change
: having little or no rest or sleep
Full Definition of RESTLESS
1
: lacking or denying rest : uneasy <a restless night>
2
: continuously moving : unquiet <the restless sea>
3
: characterized by or manifesting unrest especially of mind <restless pacing>; also : changeful, discontented
— rest·less·ly adverb
— rest·less·ness noun
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First Known Use of RESTLESS
before 12th century
RESTLESSNESS Defined for Kids
restless
adjective rest·less \ˈrest-ləs\
Definition of RESTLESS for Kids
1
: not relaxed or calm <The waiting audience became restless.>
2
: having or giving no rest <But it was a restless sleep in which he tossed and moaned continually. — Robert C. O'Brien, Rats of NIMH>
— rest·less·ly adverb
— rest·less·ness noun
Medical Dictionary
restless
adjective rest·less \ˈrest-ləs\
Medical Definition of RESTLESS
1
: deprived of rest or sleep <the patient was restless from pain>
2
: providing no rest <a restless night>
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