Meaning

1 senses
  1. Characterized by an absence of sleep: wakeful.

    I spent a sleepless night worrying about the exams.

    schlaflos

    бессо́нныйbessónnyj

    безсо́ннийbezsónnyj

More definitions
  • always watchful
  • experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

Examples

37 sentences
  1. I've had a lot of sleepless nights.

    У мене було багато безсонних ночей.

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  2. The affair cost me many sleepless nights.

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  3. Tom spent a sleepless night in jail.

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  4. Tom spent a sleepless night thinking of Mary.

    ruДумая о Марии, Том провёл бессонную ночь.

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  5. I had a sleepless night.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English slepeles, from Old English slǣplēas; equivalent to sleep + -less.

From Middle English slepeles, from Old English slǣplēas; equivalent to sleep + -less.

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Forms

more sleepless, most sleepless
Comparativemore sleepless Lesson
Superlativemost sleepless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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