Definition of Restfulness

1. Noun. The attribute of being restful. "He longed for the restfulness of home"

Generic synonyms: Inactiveness, Inactivity, Inertia
Derivative terms: Restful

Definition of Restfulness

1. Noun. The property of being restful. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Restfulness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Restfulness

resterilization
resterilizations
resterilize
resterilized
resterilizes
resterilizing
resters
restest
resteth
restframe
restframes
restful
restfuller
restfullest
restfully
restfulness (current term)
restfulnesses
restharrow
restharrows
resthold
restick
resticking
resticks
restier
restiest
restiff
restiffness
restiffs
restiform
restiform body

Literary usage of Restfulness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memoirs of Archbishop Temple by Ernest Grey Sandford (1906)
"... a check and inspiration-—in theology (Bampton Lectures)—in ecclesiastical and educational policy and attitude—Stability and restfulness. ..."

2. "These Sayings of Mine:": Pulpit Notes on Seven Chapters of the First Gospel by Joseph Parker (1881)
"TEMPTATION PREPARES FOR WORK—THE SCULPTURED BUT USELESS STONE—THE restfulness OF OBEDIENCE—SOME TEXTS BEYOND OUR STRENGTH GOOD LISTENING. PRAYER. ..."

3. A Summer Tour in Finland by Sylvia Borgström MacDougall (1908)
"... noble citizen—Four centuries ago— Helsingfors observatory—A gorgeous sunset—An open-air theatre— Love of tea-drinking—The restfulness of the North. ..."

4. Saturday Night Sermons by George Thomas Dowling (1904)
"... OF restfulness. " I will walk at liberty, for I seek Thy precepts."— PSALM 119:45. IN other words : The only way to be free from fear is to keep God's ..."

5. Through Hidden Shensi by Francis Henry Nichols (1902)
"This restfulness adds to the charm of the gorges through which the Han wanders lazily on its way to the Yang tse. Sometimes the shallow current lingers ..."

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