Restful definitions

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REST'FUL, a. [from rest.] Quiet; being at rest.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: affording physical or mental rest; "she spent a restful night at home" [syn: restful, reposeful, relaxing] [ant: restless, uneasy]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 14th century 1. marked by, affording, or suggesting rest and repose <a restful color scheme> 2. being at rest ; quiet Synonyms: see comfortable • restfully adverb • restfulness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 favourable to quiet or repose. 2 free from disturbing influences. 3 soothing. Derivatives: restfully adv. restfulness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Restful Rest"ful (r?st"f?l), a. 1. Being at rest; quiet. --Shak. 2. Giving rest; freeing from toil, trouble, etc. Tired with all these, for restful death I cry. --Shak. -- Rest"ful*ly, adv. -- Rest"ful*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Something that is restful helps you to feel calm and relaxed. Adjust the lighting so it is soft and restful... ADJ

Moby Thesaurus

appeasing, at peace, at rest, bloodless, calm, calming, cloistered, comfortable, comforting, comfy, commodious, concordant, contented, convenient, cool, cozy, cradling, cushioned, cushiony, cushy, dreamy, drowsy, dwindling, easeful, easy, ebbing, even-tenored, festal, friendly, gentling, halcyon, holiday, homelike, homely, homey, hushed, hushing, hypnotic, idyllic, impassive, isolated, lived-in, lulling, luxurious, moldering, mollifying, orderly, pacific, pacifying, pastoral, peaceable, peaceful, peacetime, piping, placid, quiescent, quiet, quietening, relaxed, relaxing, reposeful, reposing, resting, rocking, roomy, sabbatical, secluded, sedative, sequestered, sequestrated, serene, sheltered, sleep-inducing, smooth, snug, soft, somnolent, soothful, soothing, soporific, still, still as death, stilling, stillish, stilly, stoic, stolid, subsiding, tranquil, tranquilizing, unagitated, undisturbed, unmoved, unperturbed, unruffled, unstirring, untroubled, vacational, waning, warm