wakeless

[weyk-lis]

adjective

1. (of sleep) sound; deep.

   He lay in wakeless sleep.

wakeless

/ ˈweɪklɪs /

adjective

1. (of sleep) deep or unbroken

Word History and Origins

Origin of wakeless¹

First recorded in 1815–25; wake ¹ + -less

Example Sentences

But the warmth from this little animal's body kept the vitality in her poor heart, and instead of death, a drowsiness fell upon her, which would perhaps have ended in a wakeless sleep.

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