Definition: Restive Meaning in English to Urdu is ضدی, as written in Urdu and Ziddi, as written in Roman Urdu. There are many synonyms of Restive which include Agitated, Balky, Contrary, Edgy, Fidgety, Fractious, Fretful, Froward, Jittery, Jumpy, Nervy, Obstinate, Ornery, Perverse, Recalcitrant, Refractory, Restless, Stubborn, Tense, Uneasy, Unruly, Unyielding, Ill At Ease, On Edge, etc.
adj
. Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
adj
. Inactive; sluggish.
adj
. Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory.
adj
. Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.
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Adjective
How To Spell Restive
[res-tiv]
Origin of Restive
Late 16th century: from Old French restif, -ive, from Latin restare ‘remain’. The original sense, ‘inclined to remain still’, has undergone a reversal; the association with the refractory movements of a horse gave rise to the current sense ‘rest
adj
. Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
adj
. Inactive; sluggish.
adj
. Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory.
adj
. Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.
Form
Adjective
How To Spell Restive
[res-tiv]
Origin of Restive
Late 16th century: from Old French restif, -ive, from Latin restare ‘remain’. The original sense, ‘inclined to remain still’, has undergone a reversal; the association with the refractory movements of a horse gave rise to the current sense ‘rest
adj
. Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
adj
. Inactive; sluggish.
adj
. Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory.
adj
. Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.
Form
Adjective
How To Spell Restive
[res-tiv]
Origin of Restive
Late 16th century: from Old French restif, -ive, from Latin restare ‘remain’. The original sense, ‘inclined to remain still’, has undergone a reversal; the association with the refractory movements of a horse gave rise to the current sense ‘rest
adj
. Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
adj
. Inactive; sluggish.
adj
. Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory.
adj
. Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.
Form
Adjective
How To Spell Restive
[res-tiv]
Origin of Restive
Late 16th century: from Old French restif, -ive, from Latin restare ‘remain’. The original sense, ‘inclined to remain still’, has undergone a reversal; the association with the refractory movements of a horse gave rise to the current sense ‘rest
adj
. Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
adj
. Inactive; sluggish.
adj
. Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory.
adj
. Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.
Form
Adjective
How To Spell Restive
[res-tiv]
Origin of Restive
Late 16th century: from Old French restif, -ive, from Latin restare ‘remain’. The original sense, ‘inclined to remain still’, has undergone a reversal; the association with the refractory movements of a horse gave rise to the current sense ‘rest
Urdu Meaning
Find the correct meaning of Restive in Urdu, it is important to understand the word properly when we translate it from English to Urdu.
There are always several meanings of each word in Urdu, the correct meaning of Restive in Urdu is ضدی, and in roman we write it Ziddi.
The other meanings are Ziddi, Aryal, Bay Qaboo and Bay Chain.
Restive is an adjective according to parts of speech.
It finds its origins in Late 16th century: from Old French restif, -ive, from Latin restare ‘remain’.
The original sense, ‘inclined to remain still’, has undergone a reversal; the association with the refractory movements of a horse gave rise to the current sense ‘rest.
There are also several similar words to Restive in our dictionary, which are Agitated, Balky, Contrary, Edgy, Fidgety, Fractious, Fretful, Froward, Jittery, Jumpy, Nervy, Obstinate, Ornery, Perverse, Recalcitrant, Refractory, Restless, Stubborn, Tense, Uneasy, Unruly, Unyielding, Ill At Ease and On Edge.
Apart from similar words, there are always opposite words in dictionary too, the opposite words for Restive are Calm, Collected, Obedient, Patient and Relaxed.
Restive is spelled as [res-tiv].
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ضدی
Restive