restless

About 5.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Not allowing or affording rest.

   The night before his wedding was a restless one.

2. adjective Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.

   He was a restless child.

3. adjective Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.

   A restless ambition.

4. adjective Deprived of rest or sleep.

   They remained restless, sitting by the window the entire night.

Similar words

unquiet uneasy fidgety fretful discontented discontent unsatisfied itchy ungratified moving

Often followed by

and spirit night in legs as energy to sleep

Word family

restlessly restlessness restlessnesses