restless
adj/ˈɹɛstlɪs/ · /ˈɹɛstləs/
Etymology From Middle English restles, restelees, from Old English ræstlēas, equivalent to rest + -less.
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.
1 more example
- If that is the case, she recommends getting up, walking around the house and doing some stretches to ease the restless feeling before trying again to get to sleep.2024 March 11, Madeline Holcombe, “What to do on the nights you are struggling with insomnia, according to experts”, in CNN:
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
- restless cavy, restless flycatcher, restless genital syndrome, restless legs, restless legs syndrome, restless leg syndrome, restlessly, restlessness, the natives are getting restless, the natives are restless