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restless

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rest·less  (rstls)
adj.
1. Marked by a lack of quiet, repose, or rest: spent a restless night.
2. Not able to rest, relax, or be still: a restless child.
3. Never still or motionless: the restless sea. See Usage Note at restive.

restless·ly adv.
restless·ness n.

restless [ˈrɛstlɪs]
adj
1. unable to stay still or quiet
2. ceaselessly active or moving the restless wind
3. worried; anxious; uneasy
4. not restful; without repose a restless night
restlessly  adv
restlessness  n

restive, restless - Restive means impatient or fidgety under pressure or restraint; restless is being uneasy, unquiet, or unable to relax or rest.
See also related terms for relax.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.restless - worried and uneasyrestless - worried and uneasy                  
discontent, discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"
2.restless - ceaselessly in motion; "the restless sea"; "the restless wind"
moving - in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine"
3.restless - lacking or not affording physical or mental rest; "a restless night"; "she fell into an uneasy sleep"
relaxing, reposeful, restful - affording physical or mental rest; "she spent a restful night at home"

restless
adjective
2. sleepless, disturbed, wakeful, unsleeping, insomniac, tossing and turning He had spent a restless few hours on the plane.
Translations
restless [ˈrestlɪs] ADJ
1. (= unsettled) [person] → inquieto, intranquilo; [mind] → intranquilo
he's the restless sortes de los inquietos, es de los que no saben quedarse quietos
to feel restlesssentirse intranquilo
I had a restless nightpasé muy mala noche, no dormí bien
2. (= fidgety) → inquieto
to become or get or grow restlessinquietarse, impacientarse
3. (= discontented) [crowd, mob] → agitado
4. (liter) (= moving) [wind, sea, clouds] → agitado

restless [ˈrɛstləs] adj
(= bored and impatient) → agité(e)
to get restless → s'agiter
(= fidgety) → agité(e)

restless
adj (= unsettled) person, manner, sea, nightunruhig; mindruhelos, unruhig; energyrastlos; (= not wanting to stay in one place)rastlos; restless spiritruheloser Geist; the natives are restless (hum)es herrscht Unruhe im Land

restless [ˈrɛstlɪs] adj (gen) → irrequieto/a, agitato/a; (crowd) → inquieto/a
to get restless → spazientirsi
I had a restless night → ho passato una notte agitata
if you're restless why not read for a while? → se non riesci a dormire perché non leggi per un po'?

restless قلق neklidný hvileløs ruhelos αεικίνητος inquieto levoton agité nemiran irrequieto 落ち着かない 불안한 rusteloos rastløs niespokojny inquieto беспокойный rastlös เบื่อและไม่พอใจ huzursuz bất ổn 不安宁的


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IN these rapid, restless shadows, Once I walked at eventide, When a gentle, silent maiden, Walked in beauty at my side She alone there walked beside me All in beauty, like a bride.
If he had come with me, I should have been very glad to get home again, for he led me such a round of restless dissipation while there, that, in that short space of time, I was quite tired out.
I got so much money by my first adventure, and such an insight into the method of getting more, that had I been twenty years younger, I should have been tempted to have stayed here, and sought no farther for making my fortune; but what was all this to a man upwards of threescore, that was rich enough, and came abroad more in obedience to a restless desire of seeing the world than a covetous desire of gaining by it?
 
 
 
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