Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

restful

/ˈɹɛs(t)fʊl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: rest-ful
IPA: /ˈɹɛs(t)fʊl/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

peaceful; having a peaceful aspect

adj

restorative; aiding rest

adj

Alternative form of RESTful.

adj

Using REST (representational state transfer).

Example Sentences

"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."
"A restful night's sleep mended his spirits."
"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."
"In this chapter, we'll build a RESTful web service on top of the MoviesService and OrdersService applications."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: restful
Suffix: rest

Inflected Forms

more restful (comparative) most restful (superlative)

Derived Forms

RESTful restfully restfulness unrestful wanrestful

Synonyms

reposeful relaxing

Antonyms

restless

Rhymes With

westphal zestful

Questions

How do you pronounce restful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛs(t)fʊl/.
What does restful mean?: peaceful; having a peaceful aspect
Where does restful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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