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restless

adj
/ˈɹɛstlɪs/

Etymology

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.

  1. inherited from ræstlēas
  2. inherited from restles

Definitions

  1. Not allowing or affording rest.

    • The night before his wedding was a restless one.

  2. Without rest

    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.
    • 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.

  3. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace

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

    • A restless ambition.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Deprived of rest or sleep.

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at restless. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01restless02rest03annoyances04annoyance05annoyed06irritated07irritation08annoying09vexatious10disquiet

A definitional loop anchored at restless. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at restless

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA