restless

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective worried and uneasy
  2. adjective ceaselessly in motion
  3. adjective lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

Etymology

From Middle English restles, restelees, from Old English ræstlēas, equivalent to rest + -less.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ungratified, unsatisfied

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