restless

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Etymology

rest +‎ -less

Pronunciation

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Adjective

restless (comparative more restless, superlative most restless)

1. Not allowing or affording rest.

   The night before his wedding was a restless one.

2. Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.

   He was a restless child.

   She sat, restless and nervous, and tried to concentrate.

3. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.

   A restless ambition.

4. Deprived of rest or sleep.

   They remained restless, sitting by the window the entire night.

Derived terms

• restlessly
• restlessness

Translations

not allowing or affording rest

• Maori: whakariuka (mi)
• Polish: bez odpoczynku

• Scottish Gaelic: mì-shuaimhneach (gd)

unable to be still or quiet

• Czech: neklidný (cs) m
• Dutch: rusteloos (nl)
• German: unruhig (de)
• Norwegian: rastløs (no)
• Polish: niespokojny (pl) m

• Scottish Gaelic: siùbhlach (gd), an-fhoiseil (gd)
• Spanish: inquieto (es) m

not satisfied to be at rest or peace

• German: ruhelos (de), rastlos (de)
• Maori: taoi (mi)
• Polish: niezaspokojony (pl) m

• Scottish Gaelic: siùbhlach (gd), an-fhoiseil (gd)

deprived of rest or sleep

• Polish: bez odpoczynku

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• Mandarin: 浮躁 (fúzào)
• Danish: hvileløs (da), urolig (da), rastløs (da)
• Dutch: roerig (nl)
• Esperanto: maltrankvila (eo)

• French: agité (fr), impatient (fr)
• German: ruhelos (de), unruhig (de)
• Irish: luaileach (ga)

Synonyms

• antsy

References

• restless in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• restless in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• tressels