Definition of restrained in English:

restrained

adjective rɪˈstreɪndrəˈstreɪnd

1Characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate.
his restrained, gentlemanly voice
Example sentencesExamples
- Field's film has two spectacular performances, by Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson, though the overall tone is rather restrained and poetic.
- The count displays the inner calm, the ideal of restrained, and learned manners required of a gentleman.
- In its place is a relentlessly restrained duet on which Tricky shadows the breathy lead vocal by new collaborator Constanza Francavilla in a voice that barely rises above a whisper.
- Even when talking in the most restrained of voices, Hugo's lilt would still rise up above all others.
- This is simply too much visual clutter for a site that should be treated with restrained dignity.
- Al Pacino, with a superbly restrained and world-weary performance, plays Will Dormer, a detective who has come to Alaska to help the local police solve the violent death of a teenage girl.
- Mary Astor and Cecil Kellaway turn in more restrained performances, and Astor in particular brings a weary gravity to her role that's quite effective.
- Vickers understood the nature of evil and the essence of Britten's ambivalence; his robust tenor voice was more convincing than the restrained tones of the reedy Pears.
- To his credit, it is one of the most restrained and subtle disks I have heard in a long time with many very nice moments that will definitely keep me coming back for a listen from time to time.
- The restrained editing style heightens the intensity and allows greater scrutiny of the characters.
- The silent feature marked his move from silly comedies to the restrained and earnest dramas that would establish his reputation as a world-class filmmaker.
- Bambooque developed his own moderate and restrained form.
- A restrained yet upbeat percussion on tracks such as ‘My Beautiful White Dog’ are a nice counterpoint to the overall melancholy of the disk.
- In Delicious Chemistry the elements of restrained instrumentation, intelligent arrangement and superbly controlled vocals come together into a powerful compound.
- His mother's restrained manner, in addition to decreased work hours, wear out and depress Paul so much that he suffers greatly.
- Her latest work, Geometry of Quiet, which received its North American premiere, shows Brown in a mood of restrained, judiciously measured eloquence.
- His conception of a restrained aristocratic manliness is as applicable to the potentially hubristic - or tyrannical - prince as it is to the courtier.
- The choice of this elegant townhouse space gave the exhibition a relatively restrained tone, especially in light of Geers's reputation as a provocateur.
- Now, in the restrained language of the central bank, a substantial further fall in the inflation rate would be ‘unwelcome.’
- Despite the presence of a couple of slightly more restrained pieces (including the closing ‘Japan’), Humcrush is packed with incident.
Synonyms
self-controlled, controlled, self-restrained, moderate, not given to excesses, sober, steady, phlegmatic, unemotional, inhibited, undemonstrative, unassuming, quiet, calm, thoughtful, reticent, discreet, guarded
1. 1.1 (of colour, decoration, etc.) not excessively showy or ornate; understated.
  the drawings, with their restrained colours, give a feeling of peace and contemplation
  Example sentencesExamples
  He gave his dynamic Futurist paintings a Cubist conception of space, often combined with the extremely restrained colours that characterized the work of Picasso and Braque at this time.
  The style is heightened by the restrained color palette and decidedly retro feel to the animation.
  The principal rooms are finished with a restrained elegance.
  The vivacity of former years gave way to a more restrained and meditative art.
  The same sale yielded another star lot evocative of time and place: a pair of rosewood bedside steps-cabinets with restrained gilt decoration and marble tops.
  Osmosis Part 1 is a wheeling, plaintively calling piece with restrained, squeezed-chord electronics from Frisell.
  Alexander Sokurov has a surprisingly ornate clock in his otherwise cool and restrained St Petersburg flat.
  The restrained colour palette of whites teamed with off-white limestone-effect floors and a range of pale fittings enhances the already powerful sense of natural light.
  Their restrained, sober forms and motifs characterise what is now known as the ‘Queen Anne’ style.
  Metallic fabrics broke the monotony of a restrained colour palette dominated by greys and blush pink.
  Throughout Misery is a Butterfly, all recording tracks share this remarkably restrained touch.
  By contrast, a Scottish artiste might play to sodden Glasgow shipwrights, a restrained middle class audience and a temperance rally in the same week.
  Closed, the cabinet appears as a minimalist cube - a solid and restrained form that belies its complex and interactive quality.
  Back in Florence by 1564, he was soon involved in Vasari's projects, though painting in a more restrained and monumental style than Vasari's extreme Mannerism.
  The restrained colors and the lack of multicolored pictures create the image of a solid, reliable product - and the new mainboard from ASUS is exactly like that.
  The architects have woven a rich tapestry of restrained luxury into the constrained fabric of an early nineteenth century neoclassical seminary of high heritage significance.
  Synonyms
  muted, soft, pale, subdued, discreet, subtle, quiet, unobtrusive, unostentatious, understated, artistic, tasteful, graceful
2. 1.2 Kept under control.
  a patch of land turned into a restrained wilderness
  Example sentencesExamples
  Finally, he spoke up once more, his voice broken with restrained tears.
  She brings Griet to textured life with the subtlety of her posture, the restrained musculature of her face, and the subdued excitement that propels her movements.
  Tessa just stared for a second, her eyes red, glistening with restrained tears.
  His voice hardened with barely restrained control.
  Finally, restrained eating is hypothesized to be associated with negative affect.
  He takes the key from Jewel, grabs the two restrained guards and tosses them bodily into her cell and locks them in before joining the rest of the group.
  The team placed food randomly around the restrained monkey, and it ‘thought’ the required sequences to get the arm to pick up the food, through trial and error.
  His performance provides a sober anchor to Kitano's barely restrained jubilation.
  And, although some of the minor roles are under-developed, the show possesses a restrained power, which can only get stronger when the technical problems are sorted.
  The majority of the songs ebb and flow with a sort of restrained, morbidly surreal sadness, captured more in snatches of imagery and wordless cries than in any concrete narrative.
  Restrained eating - applying excessive control - also leads to overeating.
  She was incredibly collected and calm, without a hint of restrained anger.
  There was carefully restrained anger in his voice and Becca winced when she heard it.
  A restrained intimacy thus develops between these two simply because of the circumstances.
  Restrained eating is viewed as a mechanism to decrease body dissatisfaction through weight loss.
  So in return for having a restrained control over evil and its actions, the people made this being their ruler.
  In that brief glance Vronsky had time to notice the restrained animation that played over her face and fluttered between her shining eyes and the barely noticeable smile that curved her red lips.
  When some actors tackle simple roles they lay into the character heavily to the point of caricature, but Calder elegantly captures all the restrained physicality and emotional nuances.
  She didn't meet his gaze as she answered him; her voice heavy with restrained emotion.
3. 1.3 Held in place (used especially of a person in a vehicle secured by a seat belt)
  the head and chest injuries that even restrained drivers can suffer through impact with the steering wheel
  Example sentencesExamples
  Even for adults, side impacts cause the most fatalities to properly restrained passengers.
  Unrestrained passengers had a higher risk of being fatally injured compared to restrained passengers and it was found that seat belts are 55% effective in preventing fatalities.

Derivatives

restrainedly

adverb

Internally, the design of the hotel is as restrainedly elegant as its exterior, with use of very few, carefully chosen materials.
Example sentencesExamples
- Zack, unlike Larissa and me, was not rude, and said politely, though rather restrainedly, ‘This is Winter.’
- The members of the emergency services were repeatedly but restrainedly commended for doing a fine job.
- The mostly limestone facades, durable and restrainedly luxurious, are pure emanations of the New York skyscraper vernacular tradition.
- ‘Porch’ starts restrainedly, with vibes gradually added to the group's intricate interplay, but tension builds until the piece explodes in a carefully modulated hailstorm of guitar strafings and thunderous drumming.

Definition of restrained in US English:

restrained

adjectiverəˈstreɪndrəˈstrānd

1Characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate.
he had restrained manners
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite the presence of a couple of slightly more restrained pieces (including the closing ‘Japan’), Humcrush is packed with incident.
- In its place is a relentlessly restrained duet on which Tricky shadows the breathy lead vocal by new collaborator Constanza Francavilla in a voice that barely rises above a whisper.
- His conception of a restrained aristocratic manliness is as applicable to the potentially hubristic - or tyrannical - prince as it is to the courtier.
- Mary Astor and Cecil Kellaway turn in more restrained performances, and Astor in particular brings a weary gravity to her role that's quite effective.
- To his credit, it is one of the most restrained and subtle disks I have heard in a long time with many very nice moments that will definitely keep me coming back for a listen from time to time.
- A restrained yet upbeat percussion on tracks such as ‘My Beautiful White Dog’ are a nice counterpoint to the overall melancholy of the disk.
- Even when talking in the most restrained of voices, Hugo's lilt would still rise up above all others.
- Bambooque developed his own moderate and restrained form.
- The choice of this elegant townhouse space gave the exhibition a relatively restrained tone, especially in light of Geers's reputation as a provocateur.
- Vickers understood the nature of evil and the essence of Britten's ambivalence; his robust tenor voice was more convincing than the restrained tones of the reedy Pears.
- The silent feature marked his move from silly comedies to the restrained and earnest dramas that would establish his reputation as a world-class filmmaker.
- In Delicious Chemistry the elements of restrained instrumentation, intelligent arrangement and superbly controlled vocals come together into a powerful compound.
- The restrained editing style heightens the intensity and allows greater scrutiny of the characters.
- Field's film has two spectacular performances, by Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson, though the overall tone is rather restrained and poetic.
- The count displays the inner calm, the ideal of restrained, and learned manners required of a gentleman.
- Now, in the restrained language of the central bank, a substantial further fall in the inflation rate would be ‘unwelcome.’
- This is simply too much visual clutter for a site that should be treated with restrained dignity.
- Her latest work, Geometry of Quiet, which received its North American premiere, shows Brown in a mood of restrained, judiciously measured eloquence.
- Al Pacino, with a superbly restrained and world-weary performance, plays Will Dormer, a detective who has come to Alaska to help the local police solve the violent death of a teenage girl.
- His mother's restrained manner, in addition to decreased work hours, wear out and depress Paul so much that he suffers greatly.
Synonyms
self-controlled, controlled, self-restrained, moderate, not given to excesses, sober, steady, phlegmatic, unemotional, inhibited, undemonstrative, unassuming, quiet, calm, thoughtful, reticent, discreet, guarded
1. 1.1 (of color, clothes, decoration, etc.) understated and subtle; not excessively showy or ornate.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The restrained colour palette of whites teamed with off-white limestone-effect floors and a range of pale fittings enhances the already powerful sense of natural light.
  The vivacity of former years gave way to a more restrained and meditative art.
  Throughout Misery is a Butterfly, all recording tracks share this remarkably restrained touch.
  Back in Florence by 1564, he was soon involved in Vasari's projects, though painting in a more restrained and monumental style than Vasari's extreme Mannerism.
  Alexander Sokurov has a surprisingly ornate clock in his otherwise cool and restrained St Petersburg flat.
  Closed, the cabinet appears as a minimalist cube - a solid and restrained form that belies its complex and interactive quality.
  The same sale yielded another star lot evocative of time and place: a pair of rosewood bedside steps-cabinets with restrained gilt decoration and marble tops.
  The restrained colors and the lack of multicolored pictures create the image of a solid, reliable product - and the new mainboard from ASUS is exactly like that.
  He gave his dynamic Futurist paintings a Cubist conception of space, often combined with the extremely restrained colours that characterized the work of Picasso and Braque at this time.
  Their restrained, sober forms and motifs characterise what is now known as the ‘Queen Anne’ style.
  The principal rooms are finished with a restrained elegance.
  The architects have woven a rich tapestry of restrained luxury into the constrained fabric of an early nineteenth century neoclassical seminary of high heritage significance.
  Metallic fabrics broke the monotony of a restrained colour palette dominated by greys and blush pink.
  The style is heightened by the restrained color palette and decidedly retro feel to the animation.
  By contrast, a Scottish artiste might play to sodden Glasgow shipwrights, a restrained middle class audience and a temperance rally in the same week.
  Osmosis Part 1 is a wheeling, plaintively calling piece with restrained, squeezed-chord electronics from Frisell.
  Synonyms
  muted, soft, pale, subdued, discreet, subtle, quiet, unobtrusive, unostentatious, understated, artistic, tasteful, graceful
2. 1.2 Kept under control; prevented from freedom of movement or action.
  a patch of land turned into a restrained wilderness
  Example sentencesExamples
  The majority of the songs ebb and flow with a sort of restrained, morbidly surreal sadness, captured more in snatches of imagery and wordless cries than in any concrete narrative.
  Restrained eating is viewed as a mechanism to decrease body dissatisfaction through weight loss.
  She brings Griet to textured life with the subtlety of her posture, the restrained musculature of her face, and the subdued excitement that propels her movements.
  And, although some of the minor roles are under-developed, the show possesses a restrained power, which can only get stronger when the technical problems are sorted.
  His voice hardened with barely restrained control.
  Finally, restrained eating is hypothesized to be associated with negative affect.
  Tessa just stared for a second, her eyes red, glistening with restrained tears.
  Finally, he spoke up once more, his voice broken with restrained tears.
  His performance provides a sober anchor to Kitano's barely restrained jubilation.
  A restrained intimacy thus develops between these two simply because of the circumstances.
  He takes the key from Jewel, grabs the two restrained guards and tosses them bodily into her cell and locks them in before joining the rest of the group.
  So in return for having a restrained control over evil and its actions, the people made this being their ruler.
  When some actors tackle simple roles they lay into the character heavily to the point of caricature, but Calder elegantly captures all the restrained physicality and emotional nuances.
  In that brief glance Vronsky had time to notice the restrained animation that played over her face and fluttered between her shining eyes and the barely noticeable smile that curved her red lips.
  Restrained eating - applying excessive control - also leads to overeating.
  She didn't meet his gaze as she answered him; her voice heavy with restrained emotion.
  There was carefully restrained anger in his voice and Becca winced when she heard it.
  The team placed food randomly around the restrained monkey, and it ‘thought’ the required sequences to get the arm to pick up the food, through trial and error.
  She was incredibly collected and calm, without a hint of restrained anger.
3. 1.3 Held in place (used especially of a person in a vehicle secured by a seat belt)
  the head and chest injuries that even restrained drivers can suffer through impact with the steering wheel
  Example sentencesExamples
  Unrestrained passengers had a higher risk of being fatally injured compared to restrained passengers and it was found that seat belts are 55% effective in preventing fatalities.
  Even for adults, side impacts cause the most fatalities to properly restrained passengers.

单词	restrained
释义	Definition of restrained in English: restrained adjective rɪˈstreɪndrəˈstreɪnd 1Characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate. his restrained, gentlemanly voice Example sentencesExamples Field's film has two spectacular performances, by Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson, though the overall tone is rather restrained and poetic. The count displays the inner calm, the ideal of restrained, and learned manners required of a gentleman. In its place is a relentlessly restrained duet on which Tricky shadows the breathy lead vocal by new collaborator Constanza Francavilla in a voice that barely rises above a whisper. Even when talking in the most restrained of voices, Hugo's lilt would still rise up above all others. This is simply too much visual clutter for a site that should be treated with restrained dignity. Al Pacino, with a superbly restrained and world-weary performance, plays Will Dormer, a detective who has come to Alaska to help the local police solve the violent death of a teenage girl. Mary Astor and Cecil Kellaway turn in more restrained performances, and Astor in particular brings a weary gravity to her role that's quite effective. Vickers understood the nature of evil and the essence of Britten's ambivalence; his robust tenor voice was more convincing than the restrained tones of the reedy Pears. To his credit, it is one of the most restrained and subtle disks I have heard in a long time with many very nice moments that will definitely keep me coming back for a listen from time to time. The restrained editing style heightens the intensity and allows greater scrutiny of the characters. The silent feature marked his move from silly comedies to the restrained and earnest dramas that would establish his reputation as a world-class filmmaker. Bambooque developed his own moderate and restrained form. A restrained yet upbeat percussion on tracks such as ‘My Beautiful White Dog’ are a nice counterpoint to the overall melancholy of the disk. In Delicious Chemistry the elements of restrained instrumentation, intelligent arrangement and superbly controlled vocals come together into a powerful compound. His mother's restrained manner, in addition to decreased work hours, wear out and depress Paul so much that he suffers greatly. Her latest work, Geometry of Quiet, which received its North American premiere, shows Brown in a mood of restrained, judiciously measured eloquence. His conception of a restrained aristocratic manliness is as applicable to the potentially hubristic - or tyrannical - prince as it is to the courtier. The choice of this elegant townhouse space gave the exhibition a relatively restrained tone, especially in light of Geers's reputation as a provocateur. Now, in the restrained language of the central bank, a substantial further fall in the inflation rate would be ‘unwelcome.’ Despite the presence of a couple of slightly more restrained pieces (including the closing ‘Japan’), Humcrush is packed with incident. Synonyms self-controlled, controlled, self-restrained, moderate, not given to excesses, sober, steady, phlegmatic, unemotional, inhibited, undemonstrative, unassuming, quiet, calm, thoughtful, reticent, discreet, guarded 1.1 (of colour, decoration, etc.) not excessively showy or ornate; understated. the drawings, with their restrained colours, give a feeling of peace and contemplation Example sentencesExamples He gave his dynamic Futurist paintings a Cubist conception of space, often combined with the extremely restrained colours that characterized the work of Picasso and Braque at this time. The style is heightened by the restrained color palette and decidedly retro feel to the animation. The principal rooms are finished with a restrained elegance. The vivacity of former years gave way to a more restrained and meditative art. The same sale yielded another star lot evocative of time and place: a pair of rosewood bedside steps-cabinets with restrained gilt decoration and marble tops. Osmosis Part 1 is a wheeling, plaintively calling piece with restrained, squeezed-chord electronics from Frisell. Alexander Sokurov has a surprisingly ornate clock in his otherwise cool and restrained St Petersburg flat. The restrained colour palette of whites teamed with off-white limestone-effect floors and a range of pale fittings enhances the already powerful sense of natural light. Their restrained, sober forms and motifs characterise what is now known as the ‘Queen Anne’ style. Metallic fabrics broke the monotony of a restrained colour palette dominated by greys and blush pink. Throughout Misery is a Butterfly, all recording tracks share this remarkably restrained touch. By contrast, a Scottish artiste might play to sodden Glasgow shipwrights, a restrained middle class audience and a temperance rally in the same week. Closed, the cabinet appears as a minimalist cube - a solid and restrained form that belies its complex and interactive quality. Back in Florence by 1564, he was soon involved in Vasari's projects, though painting in a more restrained and monumental style than Vasari's extreme Mannerism. The restrained colors and the lack of multicolored pictures create the image of a solid, reliable product - and the new mainboard from ASUS is exactly like that. The architects have woven a rich tapestry of restrained luxury into the constrained fabric of an early nineteenth century neoclassical seminary of high heritage significance. Synonyms muted, soft, pale, subdued, discreet, subtle, quiet, unobtrusive, unostentatious, understated, artistic, tasteful, graceful 1.2 Kept under control. a patch of land turned into a restrained wilderness Example sentencesExamples Finally, he spoke up once more, his voice broken with restrained tears. She brings Griet to textured life with the subtlety of her posture, the restrained musculature of her face, and the subdued excitement that propels her movements. Tessa just stared for a second, her eyes red, glistening with restrained tears. His voice hardened with barely restrained control. Finally, restrained eating is hypothesized to be associated with negative affect. He takes the key from Jewel, grabs the two restrained guards and tosses them bodily into her cell and locks them in before joining the rest of the group. The team placed food randomly around the restrained monkey, and it ‘thought’ the required sequences to get the arm to pick up the food, through trial and error. His performance provides a sober anchor to Kitano's barely restrained jubilation. And, although some of the minor roles are under-developed, the show possesses a restrained power, which can only get stronger when the technical problems are sorted. The majority of the songs ebb and flow with a sort of restrained, morbidly surreal sadness, captured more in snatches of imagery and wordless cries than in any concrete narrative. Restrained eating - applying excessive control - also leads to overeating. She was incredibly collected and calm, without a hint of restrained anger. There was carefully restrained anger in his voice and Becca winced when she heard it. A restrained intimacy thus develops between these two simply because of the circumstances. Restrained eating is viewed as a mechanism to decrease body dissatisfaction through weight loss. So in return for having a restrained control over evil and its actions, the people made this being their ruler. In that brief glance Vronsky had time to notice the restrained animation that played over her face and fluttered between her shining eyes and the barely noticeable smile that curved her red lips. When some actors tackle simple roles they lay into the character heavily to the point of caricature, but Calder elegantly captures all the restrained physicality and emotional nuances. She didn't meet his gaze as she answered him; her voice heavy with restrained emotion. 1.3 Held in place (used especially of a person in a vehicle secured by a seat belt) the head and chest injuries that even restrained drivers can suffer through impact with the steering wheel Example sentencesExamples Even for adults, side impacts cause the most fatalities to properly restrained passengers. Unrestrained passengers had a higher risk of being fatally injured compared to restrained passengers and it was found that seat belts are 55% effective in preventing fatalities. Derivatives restrainedly adverb Internally, the design of the hotel is as restrainedly elegant as its exterior, with use of very few, carefully chosen materials. Example sentencesExamples Zack, unlike Larissa and me, was not rude, and said politely, though rather restrainedly, ‘This is Winter.’ The members of the emergency services were repeatedly but restrainedly commended for doing a fine job. The mostly limestone facades, durable and restrainedly luxurious, are pure emanations of the New York skyscraper vernacular tradition. ‘Porch’ starts restrainedly, with vibes gradually added to the group's intricate interplay, but tension builds until the piece explodes in a carefully modulated hailstorm of guitar strafings and thunderous drumming. Definition of restrained in US English: restrained adjectiverəˈstreɪndrəˈstrānd 1Characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate. he had restrained manners Example sentencesExamples Despite the presence of a couple of slightly more restrained pieces (including the closing ‘Japan’), Humcrush is packed with incident. In its place is a relentlessly restrained duet on which Tricky shadows the breathy lead vocal by new collaborator Constanza Francavilla in a voice that barely rises above a whisper. His conception of a restrained aristocratic manliness is as applicable to the potentially hubristic - or tyrannical - prince as it is to the courtier. Mary Astor and Cecil Kellaway turn in more restrained performances, and Astor in particular brings a weary gravity to her role that's quite effective. To his credit, it is one of the most restrained and subtle disks I have heard in a long time with many very nice moments that will definitely keep me coming back for a listen from time to time. A restrained yet upbeat percussion on tracks such as ‘My Beautiful White Dog’ are a nice counterpoint to the overall melancholy of the disk. Even when talking in the most restrained of voices, Hugo's lilt would still rise up above all others. Bambooque developed his own moderate and restrained form. The choice of this elegant townhouse space gave the exhibition a relatively restrained tone, especially in light of Geers's reputation as a provocateur. Vickers understood the nature of evil and the essence of Britten's ambivalence; his robust tenor voice was more convincing than the restrained tones of the reedy Pears. The silent feature marked his move from silly comedies to the restrained and earnest dramas that would establish his reputation as a world-class filmmaker. In Delicious Chemistry the elements of restrained instrumentation, intelligent arrangement and superbly controlled vocals come together into a powerful compound. The restrained editing style heightens the intensity and allows greater scrutiny of the characters. Field's film has two spectacular performances, by Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson, though the overall tone is rather restrained and poetic. The count displays the inner calm, the ideal of restrained, and learned manners required of a gentleman. Now, in the restrained language of the central bank, a substantial further fall in the inflation rate would be ‘unwelcome.’ This is simply too much visual clutter for a site that should be treated with restrained dignity. Her latest work, Geometry of Quiet, which received its North American premiere, shows Brown in a mood of restrained, judiciously measured eloquence. Al Pacino, with a superbly restrained and world-weary performance, plays Will Dormer, a detective who has come to Alaska to help the local police solve the violent death of a teenage girl. His mother's restrained manner, in addition to decreased work hours, wear out and depress Paul so much that he suffers greatly. Synonyms self-controlled, controlled, self-restrained, moderate, not given to excesses, sober, steady, phlegmatic, unemotional, inhibited, undemonstrative, unassuming, quiet, calm, thoughtful, reticent, discreet, guarded 1.1 (of color, clothes, decoration, etc.) understated and subtle; not excessively showy or ornate. Example sentencesExamples The restrained colour palette of whites teamed with off-white limestone-effect floors and a range of pale fittings enhances the already powerful sense of natural light. The vivacity of former years gave way to a more restrained and meditative art. Throughout Misery is a Butterfly, all recording tracks share this remarkably restrained touch. Back in Florence by 1564, he was soon involved in Vasari's projects, though painting in a more restrained and monumental style than Vasari's extreme Mannerism. Alexander Sokurov has a surprisingly ornate clock in his otherwise cool and restrained St Petersburg flat. Closed, the cabinet appears as a minimalist cube - a solid and restrained form that belies its complex and interactive quality. The same sale yielded another star lot evocative of time and place: a pair of rosewood bedside steps-cabinets with restrained gilt decoration and marble tops. The restrained colors and the lack of multicolored pictures create the image of a solid, reliable product - and the new mainboard from ASUS is exactly like that. He gave his dynamic Futurist paintings a Cubist conception of space, often combined with the extremely restrained colours that characterized the work of Picasso and Braque at this time. Their restrained, sober forms and motifs characterise what is now known as the ‘Queen Anne’ style. The principal rooms are finished with a restrained elegance. The architects have woven a rich tapestry of restrained luxury into the constrained fabric of an early nineteenth century neoclassical seminary of high heritage significance. Metallic fabrics broke the monotony of a restrained colour palette dominated by greys and blush pink. The style is heightened by the restrained color palette and decidedly retro feel to the animation. By contrast, a Scottish artiste might play to sodden Glasgow shipwrights, a restrained middle class audience and a temperance rally in the same week. Osmosis Part 1 is a wheeling, plaintively calling piece with restrained, squeezed-chord electronics from Frisell. Synonyms muted, soft, pale, subdued, discreet, subtle, quiet, unobtrusive, unostentatious, understated, artistic, tasteful, graceful 1.2 Kept under control; prevented from freedom of movement or action. a patch of land turned into a restrained wilderness Example sentencesExamples The majority of the songs ebb and flow with a sort of restrained, morbidly surreal sadness, captured more in snatches of imagery and wordless cries than in any concrete narrative. Restrained eating is viewed as a mechanism to decrease body dissatisfaction through weight loss. She brings Griet to textured life with the subtlety of her posture, the restrained musculature of her face, and the subdued excitement that propels her movements. And, although some of the minor roles are under-developed, the show possesses a restrained power, which can only get stronger when the technical problems are sorted. His voice hardened with barely restrained control. Finally, restrained eating is hypothesized to be associated with negative affect. Tessa just stared for a second, her eyes red, glistening with restrained tears. Finally, he spoke up once more, his voice broken with restrained tears. His performance provides a sober anchor to Kitano's barely restrained jubilation. A restrained intimacy thus develops between these two simply because of the circumstances. He takes the key from Jewel, grabs the two restrained guards and tosses them bodily into her cell and locks them in before joining the rest of the group. So in return for having a restrained control over evil and its actions, the people made this being their ruler. When some actors tackle simple roles they lay into the character heavily to the point of caricature, but Calder elegantly captures all the restrained physicality and emotional nuances. In that brief glance Vronsky had time to notice the restrained animation that played over her face and fluttered between her shining eyes and the barely noticeable smile that curved her red lips. Restrained eating - applying excessive control - also leads to overeating. She didn't meet his gaze as she answered him; her voice heavy with restrained emotion. There was carefully restrained anger in his voice and Becca winced when she heard it. The team placed food randomly around the restrained monkey, and it ‘thought’ the required sequences to get the arm to pick up the food, through trial and error. She was incredibly collected and calm, without a hint of restrained anger. 1.3 Held in place (used especially of a person in a vehicle secured by a seat belt) the head and chest injuries that even restrained drivers can suffer through impact with the steering wheel Example sentencesExamples Unrestrained passengers had a higher risk of being fatally injured compared to restrained passengers and it was found that seat belts are 55% effective in preventing fatalities. Even for adults, side impacts cause the most fatalities to properly restrained passengers.
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