dreamless

[ dreem-lis ]

/ ˈdrim lɪs /

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adjective

undisturbed by dreams: a sound and dreamless sleep.

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Origin of dreamless

First recorded in 1595–1605; dream + -less

dream·less·ly, adverbdream·less·ness, noun

He would have welcomed instantaneous sleep—ten hours of refreshing, dreamless sleep.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
A long, dreamless sleep took instant charge of him, for he was exhausted to a state of utter depletion.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Haggard flung himself upon the sofa, and then he slept the dreamless sleep of a little child.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Groping his way with half-closed eyes back to the bed, he falls again into a heavy, dreamless slumber.
Uncanny Tales|Various

His sleep was sound enough for the proverbial just man, sound and dreamless, aided perhaps by a liberal allowance of wine.
The Light That Lures|Percy Brebner