restful
Syllables: rest·ful/ˈɹɛs(t)fʊl/
restful adjective: peaceful; having a peaceful aspect. Also the alternative form of RESTful.
Adjective (1)
restful (comparative more restful, superlative most restful)
- 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.1898, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Passing (poem)
- restorative; aiding rest
- A restful night's sleep mended his spirits.
Adjective (2) capitalized: RESTful
RESTful (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.2005, David Paul Megginson, Imperfect XML: Rants, Raves, Tips, and Tricks, page 124
- In this chapter, we'll build a RESTful web service on top of the MoviesService and OrdersService applications.2008, Dan Chak, Enterprise Rails, page 279
Also used as
restful is also the alternative form of RESTful.
Examples of restful in a sentence
- The leaves of an overhanging banyan tree cast restful shadows across the blanket.
- That it was restful not having to put up a front all the time.
- Dag and I are drying glasses, a strangely restful activity, and we're listening to Mr.
Synonyms of restful
Antonyms
Forms of restful
| comparative | more restful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most restful |
Origin of restful
From Middle English restful, restfulle, equivalent to rest + -ful.
From REST + -ful, punningly on restful.
Words formed from restful
Words that rhyme with restful
Questions about restful
- What does restful mean?
- Restful means peaceful; having a peaceful aspect.
- What part of speech is restful?
- Restful is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce restful?
- Restful is pronounced /ˈɹɛs(t)fʊl/.
Words near restful in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: restful (page history and authors); RESTful (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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