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restful
[ rest-fuhl ]
adjective
- giving or conducive to rest.
Antonyms: disturbing
- being at rest; quiet; tranquil; peaceful.
Synonyms: undisturbed, serene, calm
Antonyms: agitated
restful
/ ˈrɛstfʊl /
adjective
- giving or conducive to rest
- being at rest; tranquil; calm
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Derived Forms
- ˈrestfulness, noun
- ˈrestfully, adverb
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Other Words From
- restful·ly adverb
- restful·ness noun
- un·restful adjective
- un·restful·ly adverb
- un·restful·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
"I told him that the sleep you get with anesthesia is not real sleep, not restful sleep," Quinn testified.
The view is of trees, which is restful without being distracting.
In fact, his retirement may not be as restful as he and his wife might hope.
Positively restful by comparison with the fury in D.C. these days.
It is a quiet, restful place, this Maison Lavenue, and the best place I know in which to dine or breakfast from day to day.
Give them room to have a restful focus, and perhaps something pleasant or interesting to look at.
Then everything is confused: I seemed to fall asleep—a long restful sleep, that was broken by my taking a long journey.
Believing he was still sleeping, she hoped he would derive much benefit from this restful slumber.
The grateful trees shall shade me from the fierce heat of the sun, so that you shall be restful, yet active in kind deeds.
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