wakeless

American

[weyk-lis] / ˈweɪk lɪs /

adjective

(of sleep) sound; deep.

He lay in wakeless sleep.

wakeless British

/ ˈweɪklɪs /

adjective

(of sleep) deep or unbroken

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Etymology

Origin of wakeless

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

Example Sentences

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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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