sleepless
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sleepless
- /ˈsliːpləs/
Where it comes from
From Middle English slepeles, from Old English slǣplēas; equivalent to sleep + -less.
adjective more sleepless · most sleepless
- Characterized by an absence of sleep: wakeful. I spent a sleepless night worrying about the exams.
Opposite: wakeless
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: insomniac, awake, lidless, watchful, alert, malevolent, malicious, ill, white, blanche, slumberless, restless, insomnious, wakeful, insomnolent, sleeperless
adjective
Opposite: wakeless
Translations
Every language
adj absence of sleep
| Español | sin dormir, de desvelo, desvelado, en vela |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 寝不足 nebusoku |
| हिन्दी | उन्निद्र unnidra, अनिद्रा anidrā |
| Português | insone |
| Français | insomniaque |
| Deutsch | schlaflos |
| Română | nedormit |
| Русский | бессо́нный bessónnyj |
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