Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being restful.
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- noun The property of being
restful .
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- noun the attribute of being restful
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Examples
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The patterns on the shafts of the columns, while doubtless adding to the feeling of richness, are a little too pronounced, tending to destroy that restfulness which is felt in the other Italian courts, the Court of Flowers and the Court of Palms.
An Art-Lovers Guide to the Exposition Sheldon Cheney
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As these things hurried through my mind, my body sunk in a kind of restfulness before the great fire, Doltaire came back.
The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 2 Gilbert Parker 1897
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As these things hurried through my mind, my body sunk in a kind of restfulness before the great fire, Doltaire came back.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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As these things hurried through my mind, my body sunk in a kind of restfulness before the great fire, Doltaire came back.
The Seats of the Mighty, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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The most original boys will have long lapses into conventionality, but the heroes of Kipling's book are never conventional, never ordinary; and then there is an absence of restfulness which is one of the greatest merits of Tom Brown.
The Upton Letters Arthur Christopher Benson 1893
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The fact of the prisoner in their midst, and the problem which they must solve shortly, prevented that feeling of restfulness which is necessary for profound slumber.
Messenger No. 48 James Otis 1880
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Other languages naturally have their own words for states of being and activities that are entertaining or diverting, or that bring sensations of restorative fulfillment or restfulness.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Other languages naturally have their own words for states of being and activities that are entertaining or diverting, or that bring sensations of restorative fulfillment or restfulness.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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The warmth of their bodies intermingled, and she was aware of a great restfulness and content.
CHAPTER XI 2010
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It is only in the fourth movement, Urlicht – sung warmly by Jard van Nes – that there is some uneasy restfulness.
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