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Restless vs Tireless - What's the difference?

restless | tireless |

As adjectives the difference between restless and tireless

is that restless is not allowing or affording rest while tireless is indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue or tireless can be without a tire (wheel covering); tyreless.

restless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not allowing or affording rest.
    • The night before his wedding was a restless one.
  • Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
    • He was a restless child.
    She sat, restless and nervous, and tried to concentrate.
  • Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
    • A restless ambition.
  • Deprived of rest or sleep.
    • They remained restless , sitting by the window the entire night.

    Derived terms

    * restlessly * restlessness

    Synonyms

    * antsy

    References

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    Anagrams

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    tireless

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=James Milner's angled free-kick was headed on to the post by the tireless Bent and Lampard the opportunist was perfectly placed to stoop and head in from virtually on the goal-line.}}
    Derived terms
    * tirelessness

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without a tire (wheel covering); tyreless.

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