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restless

[ rest-lis ]

adjective

  1. characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest:

    a restless mood.

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  2. unquiet or uneasy, as a person, the mind, or the heart.

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  3. never at rest; perpetually agitated or in motion:

    the restless sea.

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  4. without rest; without restful sleep:

    a restless night.

  5. unceasingly active; averse to quiet or inaction, as persons:

    a restless crowd.



restless

/ ˈɛٱɪ /

adjective

  1. unable to stay still or quiet
  2. ceaselessly active or moving

    the restless wind

  3. worried; anxious; uneasy
  4. not restful; without repose

    a restless night

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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱԱ, noun
  • ˈٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·· adverb
  • ··Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of restless1

First recorded before before 1000; Middle English restles, Old English ٱŧ; rest 1, -less
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Example Sentences

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He's clearly found a degree of serenity, without surrendering the restless energy that propelled him to fame.

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Voters appear to be in a restless mood as Labour faces its first electoral test since its landslide general election victory.

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With clinical depression, you have five or more symptoms, like low appetite, change in appetite, poor sleep, low energy, feeling restless, guilt, hopelessness, suicidal ideation.

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The government is hoping to reassure some recipients, and indeed some restless Labour MPs, that they will not lose out when welfare reforms are unveiled later on Tuesday.

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‘I felt scattered and restless in my thoughts,’ she said.

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