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sleepless
[ sleep-lis ]
/ Ëslip lÉȘs /
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adjective
without sleep: a sleepless night.
watchful; alert: sleepless devotion to duty.
always active: the sleepless ocean.
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OTHER WORDS FROM sleepless
sleep·less·ly, adverbsleep·less·ness, nounWords nearby sleepless
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British Dictionary definitions for sleepless
sleepless
/ (ËsliËplÉȘs) /
adjective
without sleep or resta sleepless journey
unable to sleep
always watchful or alert
mainly poetic always active or movingthe sleepless tides
Derived forms of sleepless
sleeplessly, adverbsleeplessness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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