RESTLESS


Meaning of RESTLESS in English

ˈrestlə̇s, in rapid speech -sl- adjective

Etymology: Middle English restles, from rest (I) + -les -less

1.

a. : deprived of rest or sleep : finding no rest : uneasy

the patient was restless from pain

b. : not affording rest : unrestful

a restless night

2.

a. : continuing without end : unceasing

restless change

b. : moving or operating continuously : unquiet

the restless sea

3. : characterized by or manifesting unrest especially of mind : lacking in repose : averse to inaction ; also : changeful , unsettled , discontented

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