- 1. a. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child. Source: opted
- 2. a. 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. Source: opted
- 3. a. Deprived of rest or sleep. Source: opted
- 4. a. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless night. Source: opted
- 5. a. Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. Source: opted
- 6. adj. lacking or not affording physical or mental rest Source: wordnet
- 7. adj. worried and uneasy Source: wordnet
- 8. adj. ceaselessly in motion Source: wordnet
- 9. adj. nervous and unable to relax Source: wordnet
- 10. 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
- 11. j:100 s. worried and uneasy s. ceaselessly in motion a. lacking or not affording physical or mental rest Source: ecdict
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