Sleepless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; ; ; ; - Shakespeare

always watchful; - Alfred Tennyson

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈiːpləs/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈiːpləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈiːpləs/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈiːpləs/.

Examples

insomniac old people
insomniac nights
lay sleepless all night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lidless watchful insomniac

Parts of Speech

adjective	experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; ; ; ; - Shakespeare “insomniac old people”
adjective	always watchful; - Alfred Tennyson “to an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal”

Word Forms

sleeplessness

noun

a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlaflos

Schlaflosigkeit erleben oder von Schlaflosigkeit begleitet sein; ; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇫🇷French

sans sommeil

éprouvant ou accompagné d'insomnie ; ; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇪🇸Spanish

insomne

experimentando o acompañado de insomnio; ; ; ; -Shakespeare

🇮🇹Italian

insonne

sperimentando o accompagnato da insonnia; ; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇳🇱Dutch

slapeloos

last hebben van of gepaard gaan met slapeloosheid; ; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇵🇹Portuguese

sem dormir

experimentando ou acompanhado de insônia; ; ; ; -Shakespeare

🇷🇺Russian

бессонный

испытываете или сопровождается бессонницей; ; ; ; - Шекспир

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नींद हराम

अनिद्रा का अनुभव करना या उसके साथ होना; ; ; ; - शेक्सपियर

🇧🇩Bengali

নিদ্রাহীন

নিদ্রাহীনতা অনুভব করা বা অনুষঙ্গী; ; ; ; - শেক্সপিয়ার

🇮🇳Tamil

தூக்கமில்லாத

தூக்கமின்மையை அனுபவிக்கும் அல்லது அதனுடன் சேர்ந்து; ; ; ; - ஷேக்ஸ்பியர்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిద్రలేని

నిద్రలేమిని అనుభవించడం లేదా కలిసి ఉండటం; ; ; ; - షేక్స్పియర్

🇮🇳Marathi

निद्रानाश

निद्रानाश अनुभवणे किंवा सोबत असणे; ; ; ; - शेक्सपियर

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિંદ્રાહીન

અનિદ્રાનો અનુભવ કરવો અથવા તેની સાથે; ; ; ; - શેક્સપિયર

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿದ್ದೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ

ನಿದ್ರಾಹೀನತೆಯನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಜೊತೆಗೂಡಿ; ; ; ; - ಷೇಕ್ಸ್ಪಿಯರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറക്കമില്ലാത്ത

ഉറക്കമില്ലായ്മ അനുഭവപ്പെടുന്നു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒപ്പമുണ്ട്; ; ; ; - ഷേക്സ്പിയർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੀਂਦ ਰਹਿਤ

ਅਨੁਭਵ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਉਨੀਂਦਰਾ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ; ; ; ; - ਸ਼ੇਕਸਪੀਅਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے خواب

بے خوابی کا سامنا کرنا یا اس کے ساتھ ہونا؛ ; ; ; - شیکسپیئر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失眠的

经历或伴有失眠； ; ; ; ——莎士比亚

🇯🇵Japanese

眠れない

不眠を経験している、または不眠を伴う。 ; ; ; - シェイクスピア

🇰🇷Korean

잠 못 이루는

불면증을 경험하거나 동반함; ; ; ; - 셰익스피어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mất ngủ

trải qua hoặc kèm theo mất ngủ; ; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇹🇭Thai

นอนไม่หลับ

ประสบหรือมีอาการนอนไม่หลับ ; ; ; - เช็คสเปียร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tdk dpt tidur

mengalami atau disertai sulit tidur; ; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇵🇭Filipino

walang tulog

nakakaranas o sinamahan ng kawalan ng tulog; ; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇲🇾Malay

kurang tidur

mengalami atau disertai dengan tidak dapat tidur; ; ; ; - Shakespeare

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بلا نوم

تعاني من الأرق أو يرافقه. ; ; ; - شكسبير

🇮🇷Persian

بی خوابی

تجربه یا همراه با بی خوابی؛ ; ; ; - شکسپیر

🇹🇷Turkish

uykusuz

uykusuzluk yaşamak veya buna eşlik etmek; ; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇮🇱Hebrew

ללא שינה

חווה או מלווה בחוסר שינה; ; ; ; - שייקספיר

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The primary meaning of 'sleepless' is 'experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; ; ; ; - Shakespeare'.

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Using 'sleepless' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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