English-Thai Dictionary

restless

ADJ กระสับกระส่าย  กระวนกระวาย  หงุดหงิด  unsettled unstable nervous kra-sab-kra-sai

 

restless

ADJ ไม่ได้ พักผ่อน  sleepless mai-dai-pak-pon

 

restlessly

ADV อย่าง กระสับกระส่าย  nervously uncomfortably yang-kra-sab-kra-sab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RESTLESS

a. 1. Unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as a restless child.
2. Being without sleep; uneasy.
Restless he pass'd the remnant of the night.
3. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless night.
4. Uneasy; unquiet; not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; as a restless prince; restless ambition; restless passions.
5. Uneasy; turbulent; as restless subjects.
6. Unsettled; disposed to wander or to change place or condition.
- Restless at home, and ever prone to range.

 

RESTLESSLY

adv. Without rest; unquietly. When the mind casts and turns itself restlessly from one thing to another.

 

RESTLESSNESS

n. 1. Uneasiness; unquietness; a state of disturbance or agitation, either of body or mind.
2. Want of sleep or rest; uneasiness.
3. Motion; agitation; as the restlessness of the magnetic needle.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RESTLESS

Rest "less, a. Etym: [AS. restleás.]

 

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. (Zoöl.) See Grinder, 3.

 

Syn. -- Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless; agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering. -- Rest "less *ly, adv. - Rest "less *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

restless

rest less |ˈrestləs ˈrɛs (t )ləs | ▶adjective (of a person or animal ) unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom: the audience grew restless and inattentive. • offering no physical or emotional rest; involving constant activity or motion: a restless night. DERIVATIVES rest less ly adverb, rest less ness noun ORIGIN Old English restlēas (see rest 1, -less ).

 

restless legs syndrome

rest less legs syn drome (also restless leg syndrome ) ▶noun a disorder characterized by an unpleasant tickling or twitching sensation in the leg muscles when sitting or lying down, which is relieved only by moving the legs.

 

Oxford Dictionary

restless

rest |less |ˈrɛs (t )lɪs | ▶adjective unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom: the audience grew restless and inattentive. • offering no physical or emotional rest; involving constant activity: a restless night. DERIVATIVES restlessly adverb, restlessness noun ORIGIN Old English restlēas (see rest 1, -less ).

 

restless legs syndrome

restless legs syndrome ▶noun [ mass noun ] a disorder characterized by an unpleasant tickling or twitching sensation in the leg muscles when sitting or lying down, relieved only by moving the legs.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

restless

restless adjective 1 Maria was restless throughout the meeting: uneasy, ill at ease, restive, fidgety, edgy, on edge, tense, worked up, nervous, agitated, anxious, on tenterhooks, keyed up; informal jumpy, jittery, twitchy, uptight, antsy. 2 a restless night: sleepless, wakeful; fitful, broken, disturbed, troubled, unsettled.

 

restlessness

restlessness noun an excess of the herb may cause headaches and restlessness: unease, restiveness, edginess, tenseness, nervousness, agitation, anxiety, fretfulness, apprehension, disquiet; informal jitteriness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

restless

restless adjective 1 she was restless, moving uneasily about the hut: uneasy, ill at ease, restive, fidgety, edgy, on edge, tense, worked up, nervous, agitated, anxious, on tenterhooks, keyed up, apprehensive, unquiet, impatient; Brit. nervy; informal jumpy, jittery, twitchy, uptight, wired, like a cat on a hot tin roof; Brit. informal like a cat on hot bricks. ANTONYMS calm. 2 he had spent a restless night: sleepless, wakeful, insomniac; fitful, broken, disturbed, troubled, unsettled, uncomfortable; tossing and turning; archaic watchful; rare insomnolent. ANTONYMS peaceful.

 

restlessness

restlessness noun 1 at lunch there was an odd restlessness among his pupils: unease, restiveness, fidgetiness, edginess, tenseness, nervousness, agitation, anxiety, fretfulness, discomposure, jitteriness, apprehension, unquietness, disquiet, disquietude, impatience. ANTONYMS calm. 2 a walk outside might help night restlessness: sleeplessness, insomnia, wakefulness; archaic watchfulness. ANTONYMS repose, sleep.

 

Duden Dictionary

Restless Legs

Rest less Legs Pluralwort Medizin , die |R e stless L e gs |Pluraletantum englisch restless legs = unruhige Beine meist in Ruhe (besonders nachts ) auftretende schmerzhafte Empfindung in den Beinen mit starkem Bewegungsdrang

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

restless

rest less /réstləs /〖rest 1 (休息 )less (ない ); 〗→rest 1 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人などが 〉落ち着かない , じっとしていられない ; 不安な ▸ a restless life 落ち着きのない生活 ▸ feel restless 不安になる 2 〖名詞 の前で 〗よく眠れない , 休めない ▸ spend a restless night 眠れぬ一夜を過ごす 3 絶えず動いている ; 休止 [停止 ]しない .～ness 名詞

 

restlessly

r é st less ly 副詞 落ち着かない様子で, そわそわと .