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dreamless

[ dreem-lis ]

/ ˈdrim lɪs /

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adjective

undisturbed by dreams: a sound and dreamless sleep.

Nearby words

Origin of dreamless

First recorded in 1595–1605; dream + -less

Related formsdream·less·ly, adverbdream·less·ness, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for dreamless

By daybreak next morning he was awakened out of the first dreamless sleep that he had enjoyed, and bid get up.
Twice Bought|R.M. Ballantyne
And as he said, "Cuthbert," he fell into a dreamless, happy sleep.
Ravenshoe|Henry Kingsley
They were ushered in by fits of irritability and depression, and usually occurred in dreamless sleep.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
His heavy and dreamless sleep for a moment had taken away his memory, and he did not know where he was.
After London|Richard Jefferies

And they were heavy and dreamless ones, for I was thoroughly wearied and worn out by the road.
Sir Jasper Carew|Charles James Lever

Word Origin and History for dreamless

dreamless

adj.

c.1600, from dream (n.) + -less. Old English dreamleas meant "joyless." Related: Dreamlessly; dreamlessness.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper