restful

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɹɛs(t)fʊl/
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/ˈɹɛs(t)fʊl/ · /ˈɹɛs(t)f(ə)l/

Definition of restful

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. peaceful; having a peaceful aspect
    “After a hard day, Sue found the beauty of the park especially restful.”
    “'And are you trembling still, dear? Then let me take your hand; And I will lead you outward To a sweet and restful land.”
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adj

  1. peaceful; having a peaceful aspect
    “After a hard day, Sue found the beauty of the park especially restful.”
    “'And are you trembling still, dear? Then let me take your hand; And I will lead you outward To a sweet and restful land.”
  2. restorative; aiding rest
    “A restful night's sleep mended his spirits.”
  3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of RESTful.
  4. (not-comparable)Using REST (representational state transfer).
    “The RESTafarians — or REST zealots — are probably right that a RESTful approach is best for retrieving information, but it is obviously inappropriate whenever the remote procedure call has side effects.”
    “In this chapter, we'll build a RESTful web service on top of the MoviesService and OrdersService applications.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English restful, restfulle, equivalent to rest + -ful.

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