sleepless meaning
UK US /ˈslipləs/ 2 syllables
sleepless (adjective): experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness.
sleepless has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
sleepless as an adjective
- experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
- insomniac old people
- insomniac nights
- lay sleepless all night
- twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights
Similar: awake
Related forms: sleeplessness
- always watchful
- to an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal
Synonyms: lidless
Similar: alert
How to pronounce sleepless
sleepless is pronounced /ˈslipləs/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Word lists: words starting with SL · words ending in SS · 9-letter words
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