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restful

adj — 4 senses

restful

adjalso spelled RESTful

/ˈɹɛs(t)fʊl/ · /ˈɹɛs(t)f(ə)l/

Etymology From Middle English restful, restfulle, equivalent to rest + -ful.

1

peaceful; having a peaceful aspect

  • After a hard day, Sue found the beauty of the park especially restful.
  • 'And are you trembling still, dear? Then let me take your hand; And I will lead you outward To a sweet and restful land.1898, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Passing (poem):
2

restorative; aiding rest

  • A restful night's sleep mended his spirits.
3

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Alternative Alternative form of RESTful.

Synonyms
reposeful
Antonyms
restless
Derived terms
RESTful, restfully, restfulness, unrestful, wanrestful

RESTful

adj

Etymology From REST + -ful, punningly on restful.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Using REST (representational state transfer).

  • The RESTafarians — or REST zealots — are probably right that a RESTful approach is best for retrieving information, but it is obviously inappropriate whenever the remote procedure call has side effects.2005, David Paul Megginson, Imperfect XML: Rants, Raves, Tips, and Tricks, page 124:
  • In this chapter, we'll build a RESTful web service on top of the MoviesService and OrdersService applications.2008, Dan Chak, Enterprise Rails, page 279:
Derived terms
RESTfulness

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for restful and RESTful.