Talk:restless

without rest: The night before his wedding was a restless one.

The current example for the first meaning, without rest, is also applicable for the fourth, without sleep, so it should be rephrased. --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:08, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

I see a distinction. A restless night is one that doesn't "allow or afford" rest, i.e. you cannot rest during it; no rest is "made available" to you (so to speak). But sense 4 says "deprived of rest". Nights cannot rest; only people and animals can rest; so one cannot deprive a night of rest. Perhaps it could be made clearer somehow. Equinox ◑ 17:12, 24 February 2020 (UTC)