Definition of "restful" []

• Affording, marked by, or suggesting rest; tranquil. See Synonyms at comfortable. (adjective)
• Being at rest; quiet. (adjective)

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• ""No. He isn't what I call a restful man," Auntie said, and spread herself more at her ease in her chair."
• "He had spent the morning in a tiny clump of trees he called restful and shady, but whatever the shade among those trees, the heat was affecting him, too."
• "They sat in restful silence for a time, munching the delicious hot gingerbread and sipping cool lemonade."