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

  1. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
    • insomniac old people
    • insomniac nights
    • lay sleepless all night
    • twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights

    Synonyms: insomniac, watchful

    Similar: awake

    Related forms: sleeplessness

  2. 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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