[
UK
/ɹˈɛstfəl/
]
[ US /ˈɹɛstfəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈɹɛstfəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
affording physical or mental rest
she spent a restful night at home
How To Use restful In A Sentence
- Dawn was breaking as Marie rose from her first restful night's sleep in two weeks.
- She'd been on everybody's back most of the week, getting a feel for her New York companies and finishing up with dinner with Eric last night-which, while fun, could not by any stretch of the imagination be called restful-and today Ria was looking forward to a leisurely day of shopping and sightseeing. Beyond World's End
- Adequate, restful sleep is important to everyone, regardless of age.
- Our first night on the march, the General and his staff all climbed into a straw rick and passed a restful, if short, night.
- he longed for the restfulness of home
- Worries filled Rebecca's mind not letting her get any sleep or restful period.
- the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass
- They sat in restful silence for a time, munching the delicious hot gingerbread and sipping cool lemonade. The Slipper Point Mystery
- He had spent the morning in a tiny clump of trees he called restful and shady, but whatever the shade among those trees, the heat was affecting him, too. A Crown of Swords
- The audience soaked in the restful ambience as it looked forward to the lecture on aesthetics in Indian art and thought.