restless
adjective/ˈrestləs/
/ˈrestləs/
- unable to stay still or be happy where you are, because you are bored or need a change
- The audience was becoming restless.
- After five years in the job, he was beginning to feel restless.
- The children always get restless on long trips.
- She was in a restless mood.
- Lydia had always been a restless child.
- without real rest or sleep synonym disturbed
- a restless night
- He woke from a restless sleep.
Word OriginOld English restlēas (see rest ‘period of relaxation’, -less).
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