"dreamless" meaning in English

See dreamless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dreamless.wav [US]
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  1. Without dreams. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: dreamlessly, dreamlessness Translations (without dreams or visions while awake): unelmaton (Finnish) Translations (without dreams while sleeping): sensonĝa (Esperanto), uneton (Finnish), unetoin (Ingrian)
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