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sleepless

adjective

sleep·​less ˈslēp-ləs How to pronounce sleepless (audio)
1
: not able to sleep
lay sleepless with fever
2
: affording no sleep
sleepless nights
3
: unceasingly active or operative
sleepless casinos
sleeplessly adverb
sleeplessness noun

Example Sentences

He lay sleepless in bed.
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sleepless was in the 15th century

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