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sleepless
adjective
always watchful
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- LEEPLES
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈsliːpləs
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
always watchful
“{'source': 'Alfred Tennyson', 'text': 'to an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal'}”
adjective
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
“insomniac old people”
In context
Example Sentences
{'source': 'Alfred Tennyson', 'text': 'to an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal'}
insomniac old people
insomniac nights
lay sleepless all night
{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights'}
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