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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-rested

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
well-rest-ed
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more well-rested (comparative) most well-rested (superlative) wellrested (alternative, rare)

Questions

What does well-rested mean?
Having had sufficient (or even more than enough) sleep or rest to function optimally during waking hours.
Where does well-rested come from?
From well + rested. Compare Middle English ful restid (“well-rested”, literally “fully rested”).

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