[syn: restless, uneasy]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. (Zool.) 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
restless
adj 1: worried and uneasy [syn: restless, ungratified,
unsatisfied]
2: ceaselessly in motion; "the restless sea"; "the restless
wind"
3: lacking or not affording physical or mental rest; "a restless
night"; "she fell into an uneasy sleep" [syn: restless,
uneasy] [ant: relaxing, reposeful, restful]