sleepless
Americanadjective
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without sleep.
a sleepless night.
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watchful; alert.
sleepless devotion to duty.
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always active.
the sleepless ocean.
adjective
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without sleep or rest
a sleepless journey
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unable to sleep
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always watchful or alert
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poetic always active or moving
the sleepless tides
Other Word Forms
- sleeplessly adverb
- sleeplessness noun
Etymology
Origin of sleepless
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; sleep, -less
Example Sentences
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The smile on his face, which I put there, is worth all the sleepless nights, the missed swim practices and extra assignments.
From Literature
Passengers touching down at airports in Australia, France, Germany, India, Russia, Taiwan and beyond told of sleepless nights and days-long ordeals to get out of the Middle East when war erupted.
From Barron's
Lee's brother Jamie said he felt shock and disbelief and suffered sleepless nights because of what happened to his mother.
From BBC
She believes their problems conceiving naturally were caused, or at least exacerbated, by the war: "all the stress and sleepless nights," Katerina says.
From BBC
They simply show that a disciplined, diversified approach offers something rare in investing: higher odds of success with fewer sleepless nights.
From MarketWatch
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