Rest"less, a. [AS. restle�xa0;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]. [Zoology|Zool.] See [Grinder], 3.

Syn. -- Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless; agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering.

-- Rest"less*ly, adv.- Rest"less*ness, n.

© [Webster 1913].

Restless (definition)