restless.
Not allowing or affording rest.
Meaning & usage
Not allowing or affording rest.
The night before his wedding was a restless one.
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.
Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
A restless ambition.
Deprived of rest or sleep.
They remained restless, sitting by the window the entire night.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *rastō Proto-West Germanic *rastu Old English ræst Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Old English ræstlēas Middle English restles English restless From Middle English restles, restelees, from Old English ræstlēas, equivalent to rest + -less.
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