well-rested

adjective

Having had sufficient (or even more than enough) sleep or rest to function optimally during waking hours.

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Meanings

adjectivewell-rested (comparative more well-rested, superlative most well-rested)

comparative more well-rested · superlative most well-rested · alternative rare wellrested

  1. Having had sufficient (or even more than enough) sleep or rest to function optimally during waking hours.

Origin

From well + rested. Compare Middle English ful restid (“well-rested”, literally “fully rested”).

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Translations

Dutch goed uitgerust, uitgeslapen
  • goed uitgerusthaving had sufficient rest
  • uitgeslapenhaving had sufficient rest
Finnish hyvin levännyt, levännyt
  • hyvin levännythaving had sufficient rest
  • levännythaving had sufficient rest
French frais et dispos, bien reposé
  • frais et disposhaving had sufficient rest
  • bien reposéhaving had sufficient rest
German ausgeschlafen
  • ausgeschlafenhaving had sufficient rest
Polish wyspany, wypoczęty
  • wyspanyhaving had sufficient rest
  • wypoczętyhaving had sufficient rest
Romanian bine odihnit
  • bine odihnithaving had sufficient rest
Swedish utvilad
  • utviladhaving had sufficient rest
Cite this entry
APA

well-rested. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-rested

MLA

“well-rested.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-rested. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “well-rested,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-rested.

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