restful

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   peaceful

   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.
2. 2

   restorative

   restorative; aiding rest

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

   Alternative form of RESTful.

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   1. 4

      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.
      • In this chapter, we'll build a RESTful web service on top of the MoviesService and OrdersService applications.

The neighborhood

• synonymreposeful
• antonymrestlessantonym(s) of “peaceful”