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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Restless \Rest"less\, a. [AS. restle['a]s.]
     1. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a
        restless child. --Chaucer. ``Restless revolution day by
        day.'' --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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. ``Restless
        at home, and ever prone to range.'' --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Deprived of rest or sleep.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Restless he passed the remnants of the night.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless
        night.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Restless thrush. (Zo["o]l.) See Grinder, 3.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless;
          agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering.
          [1913 Webster] -- Rest"less*ly, adv.-
          Rest"less*ness, n.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Restless \Rest"less\, a. [AS. restle['a]s.]
     1. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a
        restless child. --Chaucer. ``Restless revolution day by
        day.'' --Milton.
  
     2. 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. ``Restless
        at home, and ever prone to range.'' --Dryden.
  
     3. Deprived of rest or sleep.
  
              Restless he passed the remnants of the night.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     4. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless
        night.
  
     5. Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. --Cowper.
  
     Restless thrush. (Zo["o]l.) See Grinder, 3.
  
     Syn: Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless;
          agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering. --
          Rest"less*ly, adv.- Rest"less*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  restless
       adj 1: unable to relax or be still; "a constant fretful stamping of
              hooves"; "itchy for excitement"; "a restless child"
              [syn: fidgety, fretful, itchy]
       2: worried and uneasy [syn: ungratified, unsatisfied]
       3: ceaselessly in motion; "the restless sea"; "the restless
          wind"
       4: marked by a lack of quiet; not conducive to rest; "spent a
          restless night"; "fell into an uneasy sleep" [syn: uneasy]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  restless
     a.
     1 Not allowing or affording rest.
     2 Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually
  move.
     3 Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager
  for change; discontented.
     4 Deprived of rest or sleep.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  restless
     a.
     1 Not allowing or affording rest.
     2 Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually
  move.
     3 Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager
  for change; discontented.
     4 Deprived of rest or sleep.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  restless
     a.
     1 Not allowing or affording rest.
     2 Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually
  move.
     3 Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager
  for change; discontented.
     4 Deprived of rest or sleep.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  restless
     a.
     1 Not allowing or affording rest.
     2 Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually
  move.
     3 Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager
  for change; discontented.
     4 Deprived of rest or sleep.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  restless
     Englanti a.
     1 levoton, rauhaton
     2 uneton

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  restless
     Engelska a.
     rastlös

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Restless /ɹˈɛstləs/
  قلق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  restless //ˈɹɛstləs// //ˈɹɛstlɪs// 
  1. неспокоен
  not allowing or affording rest
  2. нетърпелив
  not satisfied to be at rest or peace
  3. който не може да си намери място
  unable to be still or quiet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/
  neklidný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/
  neposedný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/
  netrpělivý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/
  neutuchající

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/
  roztěkaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/
  nesoustředěný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/ 
  nepokojný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/ 
  nesoustředěný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/ 
  roztěkaný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/
  rastlos, ruhelos, unermüdlich  [geh.]
        "a restless night"  - eine ruhelose Nacht
     Synonyms: unresting, sleepless
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/
  unruhig, kribbelig, kribblig, zappelig, nervös 
     Synonyms: restive, fidgety, edgy, on edge, jittery, antsy
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/
  unruhig  [med.]
        "wake from a restless sleep"  - aus einem unruhigen Schlaf aufwachen
        "restless legs syndrom"  - Syndrom der unruhigen Beine

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/
  
  ανυπόμονος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  restless //ˈɹɛstləs// //ˈɹɛstlɪs// 
  1. levoton, uneton
  not allowing or affording rest
  2. levoton 2.
  unable to be still or quiet
   3.
  deprived of rest or sleep
   4.
  not satisfied to be at rest or peace

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/ 
  1. चंचल
        "Her children always get restless during the journey. "
  2. अशान्त
        "The patient passed a restless night."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/
  nemiran, nespokojan, nestrpljiv, uznemiren

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/
  1. nyugtalan
  2. ideges
  3. álmatlan

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  restless /ˈrestlɪs/ 
   1.  niespokojny
   2.  nie mogący sobie znaleźć miejsca

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/ 
  sem descanço

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  restless /ɹˈɛstləs/
  1. hiç durmayan, dinmeyen, hiç rahat durmaz: uyuyamaz, uykusuz: rahatsız: vesvessli: değişiklik isteyen, hareketsiz kalamayan. restlessly  rahat durmadan. restlessness  hareketsiz kalamama.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹɛstɫəs/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  179 Moby Thesaurus words for "restless":
     adrift, afloat, agitated, alternating, amorphous, antsy,
     antsy-pantsy, anxious, apprehensive, beefing, bellyaching,
     bitching, breathless, bustling, capricious, chafing, changeable,
     changeful, complaining, complaintful, crabbing, crabby, cranky,
     croaking, desultory, deviable, disappointed, discomposed,
     discontented, disgruntled, displeased, disquieted, dissatisfied,
     disturbed, dizzy, eager, eccentric, edgy, envious, erratic,
     excitable, excited, fast and loose, faultfinding, feverish, fickle,
     fidgety, fitful, flickering, flighty, flitting, fluctuating,
     flurried, flustered, fluttering, fluttery, freakish, fretful,
     fretting, fussing, fussy, giddy, griping, grouchy, grousing,
     growling, grumbling, hasty, high-strung, hopped-up, hyper,
     impatient, impetuous, impulsive, in a lather, in a stew,
     in a sweat, inconsistent, inconstant, indecisive, infirm,
     insomniac, insomnious, intermittent, irregular, irresolute,
     irresponsible, itchy, jittery, jumpy, malcontent, malcontented,
     mazy, mercurial, moody, murmuring, muttering, nervous, nervy,
     on edge, on tenterhooks, out of humor, peevish, perturbed,
     petulant, querulant, querulous, rambling, rebellious, resentful,
     restive, roving, ruffled, scatterbrained, shaken, shaken up,
     shapeless, shifting, shifty, shuffling, skittish, sleepless,
     slumberless, spasmodic, spineless, squirming, squirmy, stirred up,
     sulky, tense, troubled, troublous, turbulent, unaccepting,
     unaccommodating, unaccountable, uncertain, uncontrolled,
     undependable, undisciplined, uneasy, unfixed, unfulfilled,
     ungratified, unhappy, unpatient, unpeaceful, unpredictable,
     unquiet, unreliable, unrestful, unrestrained, unsatisfied,
     unsettled, unsleeping, unstable, unstable as water, unstaid,
     unsteadfast, unsteady, upset, uptight, vacillating, vagrant,
     variable, vicissitudinary, vicissitudinous, volatile, wakeful,
     wandering, wanton, wavering, wavery, wavy, wayward, whimsical,
     whiny, wishy-washy, worked up
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 不安静的,慌张的,睡不著的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 得不到休息的;不平静的;不安定的,烦躁的

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