sleepless
pronunciation
How to pronounce sleepless in British English:
UK [ˈsli:pləs]
How to pronounce sleepless in American English:
US [ˈsliplɪs]
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- Adjective:
- experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
- without having the eyes closed or covered by the eyelids
Word Origin
- sleepless (adj.)
- early 15c., from sleep (n.) + -less. Old English had slæpleas but the modern word seems to be a re-formation. Similar formation in German schlaflos, Dutch slapeloos. Related: Sleeplessly; sleeplessness.
Example
- 1. I often spend sleepless nights worrying about the market .
- 2. Thank you mr. king for another sleepless night .
- 3. The study also found extreme anxiety has meant many people are distracted at work , enduring sleepless nights and even suffering rifts with their partners .
- 4. Tiredness can feel a lot like hunger , and food won 't help if sleepless nights are causing daytime fatigue .
- 5. Frequently , too many of that generation had sleepless nights as they wondered why their parents didn 't love them enough to stay together .