Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Restless

Restless , adjective

[Anglo-Saxon restleás.]

1.
Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child. — Milton
Restless revolution day by day. — Chaucer
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
Collocations (1)
Restless thrush (Zoology) , See Grinder, 3.