"sleepless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsliːpləs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-sleepless.wav [US] Forms: more sleepless [comparative], most sleepless [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English slepeles, from Old English slǣplēas; equivalent to sleep + -less. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|slepeles}} Middle English slepeles, {{inh|en|ang|slǣplēas}} Old English slǣplēas, {{suffix|en|sleep|less}} sleep + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} sleepless (comparative more sleepless, superlative most sleepless)
  1. Characterized by an absence of sleep. Categories (topical): Sleep Derived forms: sleeplessly, sleeplessness Translations (absence of sleep): ἄγρυπνος (ágrupnos) (Ancient Greek), yuxusuz (Azerbaijani), бяссо́нны (bjassónny) (Belarusian), безсънен (bezsǎnen) (Bulgarian), insomne (Catalan), bezesný [masculine] (Czech), slapeloos (Dutch), sendorma (Esperanto), uneton (Finnish), insomniaque (French), უძილარი (uʒilari) (Georgian), უძინარი (uʒinari) (Georgian), გამოუძინებელი (gamouʒinebeli) (Georgian), უძილო (uʒilo) (Georgian), schlaflos (German), álmatlan (Hungarian), unetoin (Ingrian), 寝不足 (nebusoku) (Japanese), ұйқысыз (ūiqysyz) (Kazakh), уйкусуз (uykusuz) (Kyrgyz), insomnis (Latin), insopor (Latin), sheer-ghooisht (Manx), koheko (Maori), whakawhetū (Maori), søvnløs (Norwegian Bokmål), اویقوسز (uykusuz) (Ottoman Turkish), سهران (sehran) (Ottoman Turkish), schloplooss (Plautdietsch), bezsenny (Polish), insone (Portuguese), бессо́нный (bessónnyj) (Russian), insomne (Spanish), (noche) en vela (Spanish), sömnlös (Swedish), puyat (Tagalog), uykusuz (Turkish), безсо́нний (bezsónnyj) (Ukrainian), di-gwsg (Welsh)

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