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restless
[ rest-lis ]
adjective
- characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest:
a restless mood.
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- unquiet or uneasy, as a person, the mind, or the heart.
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- never at rest; perpetually agitated or in motion:
the restless sea.
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- without rest; without restful sleep:
a restless night.
- unceasingly active; averse to quiet or inaction, as persons:
a restless crowd.
restless
/ ˈɛٱɪ /
adjective
- unable to stay still or quiet
- ceaselessly active or moving
the restless wind
- worried; anxious; uneasy
- not restful; without repose
a restless night
Derived Forms
- ˈٱԱ, noun
- ˈٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·· adverb
- ··Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
He's clearly found a degree of serenity, without surrendering the restless energy that propelled him to fame.
Voters appear to be in a restless mood as Labour faces its first electoral test since its landslide general election victory.
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.
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.
‘I felt scattered and restless in my thoughts,’ she said.
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