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ˈrɛst lɪsrest·less

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. restless, ungratified, unsatisfiedadjective

    worried and uneasy

  2. restlessadjective

    ceaselessly in motion

    "the restless sea"; "the restless wind"

  3. restless, uneasyadjective

    lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

    "a restless night"; "she fell into an uneasy sleep"

Wiktionary

  1. restlessadjective

    Not allowing or affording rest.

    The night before his wedding was a restless one.

  2. restlessadjective

    Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.

  3. restlessadjective

    Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.

    A restless ambition.

  4. restlessadjective

    Deprived of rest or sleep.

    They remained restless, sitting by the window the entire night.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Restlessadjective

    Etymology: from rest.

    Restless he pass’d the remnants of the night,
    Till the fresh air proclaim’d the morning nigh:
    And burning ships, the martyrs of the fight,
    With paler fires beheld the eastern sky. Dryden.

    Ease to the body some, none to the mind
    From restless thoughts, that like a deadly swarm
    Of hornets arm’d, no sooner found alone,
    But rush upon me thronging, and present
    Times past, what once I was, and what I’m now. John Milton.

    Could we not wake from that lethargick dream,
    But to be restless in a worse extreme. John Denham.

    We find our souls disordered and restless, tossed and disquieted by passions, ever seeking happiness in the enjoyments of this world, and ever missing what they seek. Francis Atterbury.

    What tongue can speak the restless monarch’s woes,
    When God and Nathan were declar’d his foes. Matthew Prior.

    He was stout of courage, strong of hand,
    Bold was his heart, and restless was his spright. Edward Fairfax.

    He’s proud, fantastick, apt to change,
    Restless at home, and ever prone to range. Dryden.

    How could nature on their orbs impose
    Such restless revolution, day by day
    Repeated. John Milton.

Wikipedia

  1. Restless

    Restless is a 1968 song written by Carl Perkins and released as a single on Columbia Records. The song was recorded on September 27, 1968, and released as a 45 single, 4-44723, on Columbia, in December, 1968, backed with "11-43", reaching no. 20 on the Billboard country chart. The recording, produced by Bill Denny and Larry Butler, also appeared on the May, 1969 Columbia LP Carl Perkins' Greatest Hits. The song also appeared on the 1992 Carl Perkins compilation album Restless: The Columbia Recordings. The song became a major hit again in 1991 in a new all-star recording by Mark O'Connor and The New Nashville Cats. Carl Perkins performed the song on the Kraft Music Hall episode hosted by Johnny Cash on April 16, 1969.

ChatGPT

  1. restless

    Restless refers to a state of being unable to relax, rest, or stay still, often due to anxiety, boredom, or dissatisfaction. It can also describe constantly changing, moving, or being active. In general, it denotes a sense of being unsettled or uneasy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Restlessadjective

    never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child

  2. Restlessadjective

    not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose or quiet; eager for change; discontented; as, restless schemers; restless ambition; restless subjects

  3. Restlessadjective

    deprived of rest or sleep

  4. Restlessadjective

    passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless night

  5. Restlessadjective

    not affording rest; as, a restless chair

Wikidata

  1. Restless

    "Restless" is the 22nd episode and season finale of season four of the fantasy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the 78th episode of the series overall. The episode was written and directed by the show's creator Joss Whedon and originally aired on The WB in the United States on May 23, 2000. The premise of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is that an adolescent girl, Buffy Summers, is chosen by mystical forces and given superhuman powers to kill vampires, demons, and other evil creatures in the fictional town of Sunnydale. She is supported by a close circle of family and friends, nicknamed the Scooby Gang. "Restless" centers on the dreams of the four main characters after enduring an exhausting fight in the previous episode. The dreams are used to comment on the characters—their fears, their past and their possible future. Consistent with each dream is the presence of the First Slayer who hunts and kills them one by one until, in the final sequence, she is confronted and disempowered by Buffy. The episode serves as a coda to the fourth season instead of a climax, as Whedon wanted to achieve something different for a season finale. Whedon experimented with several filming techniques to make the episode as dreamlike as possible. The episode also foreshadows upcoming events, most notably the first appearance of Buffy's sister Dawn and Buffy's death. Buffy scholar Nikki Stafford calls the surrealistic episode "unprecedented in television", saying it is "so jam-packed with information that we'll probably be seeing allusions to it for the rest of the series", and referring to it as a "mysterious lead-in to the emotionally turbulent season five". "Restless" received high praise from critics upon airing, particularly for its character development, visual direction, and wit. It is frequently noted as one of the best episodes of the series.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Restless

    rest′les, adj. in continual motion: uneasy: passed in unquietness: seeking change or action: unsettled: turbulent.—adv. Rest′lessly.—n. Rest′lessness. [Rest, cessation from motion.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of restless in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of restless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of restless in a Sentence

  1. Maggie Moon:

    Holly Phillips said. It's not clear why this happens ; studies suggest that in response to the stress of not getting quality snooze time, there's a reduction in activity in the hypothalamus, the control panel of the brain where body temperature is regulated. A study from the European Journal of Applied Physiology appears to back this up : researchers documented a drop in body temperature in 20 sleep-deprived young adults. Metabolism may be a culprit here as well. When you're fatigued from a restless night, your metabolism works at a more sluggish pace, Holly Phillips said, producing less heat and slower circulation. You're dehydrated Up to 60 percent of the adult human body is water, and water helps regulate body temperature.

  2. Audrey Wendt:

    There's a period of time when patients often get really restless. It's horrible to see, the body knows something is very wrong. It's trying to compensate, but it just can't.

  3. Nicholas Alahverdian:

    Perpetually restless, Thomas Wolfe was “without a home — a vagabond since [he] was seven” and seeking out where he belonged physically (i.e. in Asheville, his home or Harvard) as well as intellectually. This concept that he was indeed without a father led him to gain greater understanding, eventually realizing that his search for a patriarch was not merely a “father in the flesh,” but a substitution for God, a guiding light, and an alluring source of inspiration.

  4. Natalie Dautovich:

    We know that consuming alcohol within two to three hours of bedtime can actually have an adverse effect on sleep, a rebound effect that causes people to wake up and have restless sleep.

  5. Emil Cioran:

    Only one endowed with restless vitality is susceptible to pessimism. You become a pessimist --a demonic, elemental, bestial pessimist --only when life has been defeated many times in its fight against depression.

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