Restful
/ˈɹɛs(t)fʊl/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 peaceful; having a peaceful aspect
"After a hard day, Sue found the beauty of the park especially restful."
- 2 Using REST (representational state transfer). not-comparable
"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."
- 3 restorative; aiding rest
"A restful night's sleep mended his spirits."
- 4 Alternative form of RESTful. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
- 1 affording physical or mental rest wordnet
Example
More examples"Air travel is fast; sea travel is, however, restful."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English restful, restfulle, equivalent to rest + -ful.
Etymology 2
From REST + -ful, punningly on restful.