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Restful

//ˈɹɛs(t)fʊl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    peaceful; having a peaceful aspect

    "After a hard day, Sue found the beauty of the park especially restful."

  2. 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. 3
    restorative; aiding rest

    "A restful night's sleep mended his spirits."

  4. 4
    Alternative form of RESTful. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
  1. 1
    affording physical or mental rest wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English restful, restfulle, equivalent to rest + -ful.

Etymology 2

From REST + -ful, punningly on restful.

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