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I think, you know, it was something that I really wanted. I wanted so much to have a son or daughter. We adopted a son. And it was just the most wonderful thing. I think the only thing that was difficult for both Maury and myself were the sleepless nights.
Connie Chung

Meaning of "sleepless" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLEEPLESS

sleepless  [ˈsliːplɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLEEPLESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sleepless is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SLEEPLESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sleepless in the English dictionary

The first definition of sleepless in the dictionary is without sleep or rest. Other definition of sleepless is unable to sleep. Sleepless is also always watchful or alert.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLEEPLESS


accomplice
əˈkɒmplɪs
complice
ˈkɒmplɪs
dripless
ˈdrɪplɪs
escapeless
ɪˈskeɪplɪs
gapless
ˈɡæplɪs
hapless
ˈhæplɪs
helpless
ˈhɛlplɪs
hopeless
ˈhəʊplɪs
pulpless
ˈpʌlplɪs
pumpless
ˈpʌmplɪs
sapless
ˈsæplɪs
shapeless
ˈʃeɪplɪs
soapless
ˈsəʊplɪs
soupless
ˈsuːplɪs
stampless
ˈstæmplɪs
strapless
ˈstræplɪs
surplice
ˈsɜːplɪs
tapeless
ˈteɪplɪs
topless
ˈtɒplɪs
zipless
ˈzɪplɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLEEPLESS

sleeping pill
sleeping policeman
sleeping policemen
sleeping porch
sleeping position
sleeping problems
sleeping quarters
sleeping sickness
sleeping suit
sleeping tablet
sleeplessly
sleeplessness
sleeplike
sleepout
sleepover
sleepsuit
sleepwalk
sleepwalker
sleepwalking
sleepwear

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLEEPLESS

bottomless
capless
cropless
flapless
hipless
hoopless
humpless
lipless
mapless
napless
pipless
rumpless
scalpless
shipless
slipless
snapless
stopless
tipless
trumpless
whelpless
worshipless

Synonyms and antonyms of sleepless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SLEEPLESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sleepless» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sleepless

Translation of «sleepless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLEEPLESS

Find out the translation of sleepless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sleepless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sleepless» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

失眠的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en vela
570 millions of speakers

English

sleepless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नींद हराम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطوال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бессонная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sem sono
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিনিদ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans sommeil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidur tanpa tidur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlaflos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

眠れない>
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잠 못 이루는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngantuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không ngủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூக்கமில்லாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निद्ररहित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uykusuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insonne
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezsenna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безсонна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nedormite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άγρυπνες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slapelose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sömnlösa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

søvnløs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sleepless

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEEPLESS»

The term «sleepless» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.643 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEEPLESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sleepless» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sleepless» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sleepless

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10 QUOTES WITH «SLEEPLESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sleepless.
1
Sherman Alexie
My father was sleepless most of his life. So by the age of five, I was awake with him all night long, watching bad television or we'd lie in the same bed, and I'd read my comic books while he read his latest spy or mystery novel.
2
Amanda Burton
I have sleepless nights before press days.
3
Connie Chung
I think, you know, it was something that I really wanted. I wanted so much to have a son or daughter. We adopted a son. And it was just the most wonderful thing. I think the only thing that was difficult for both Maury and myself were the sleepless nights.
4
J. Reuben Clark
May He who holds in his hands the destinies of nations, make you worthy of the favors He has bestowed, and enabled you with pure hearts and hands and sleepless vigilance, to guard and defend to the end of time, the great charge He has committed to your keeping.
5
Werner Herzog
I don't spend sleepless nights over getting very bad reviews.
6
Georgia May Jagger
My dad was fine about me doing modelling at 16 because I always said school was important to me. I always chose my jobs carefully so I wouldn't have to take too much time off. It got harder toward the end with my A-levels; there were sleepless nights, and I was doing my homework on the plane coming home, but I pulled through.
7
Charles Kuralt
I used to think that driving, sleepless, ambitious labor was what you needed to succeed.
8
Howard Lindsay
I shall give you hunger, and pain, and sleepless nights. Also beauty, and satisfactions known to few, and glimpses of the heavenly life. None of these you shall have continually, and of their coming and going you shall not be foretold.
9
Anna Maxwell Martin
I'm rather a practical person. I just get on and focus on what I have to do. I just don't get sleepless or suffer from the jitters.
10
Kunal Nayyar
No one ever sees the sleepless nights, the years of studying and 14-hour days earning your dues. I spent three years isolated in an academic environment to be the best actor I could.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLEEPLESS»

Discover the use of sleepless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sleepless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sleepless
Emma Montgomery has been having trouble sleeping.
Thomas Fahy, 2009
2
Sleepless: A Novel
Somewhere in those shadows a secret is hiding. Drawn into the inner circle of a tech guru with a warped agenda, Park delves deeper into the restless world. His wife has become sleepless, and their daughter may soon share the same fate.
Charlie Huston, 2010
3
No More Sleepless Nights, Workbook
Filled with interactive quizzes, sleep logs, and self-evaluation exercises, which may be used in conjunction with the patented Sleep Timer, the workbook will help you uncover the underlying cause of your own sleep problem, and then put ...
Peter Hauri, Shirley Linde, 2000
4
Sleepless
Cyn Balog's follow-up to Fairy Tale has more wit, more supernatural delights, and more star-crossed romance! Teen girls will love this story of a Sandman who falls in love with his human charge. From the Hardcover edition.
Cyn Balog, 2010
5
The Sleepless Little Vampire
A young vampire, unable to sleep, tries to figure out whether it is the howling of a werewolf, the clacking of skeletons, or something else that is keeping him awake.
‎2011
6
Beggars in Spain
In a world where the slightest edge can mean the difference between success and failure, Leisha Camden is beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent ... and one of an ever-growing number of human beings who have been genetically modified to ...
Nancy Kress, 2009
7
A Thousand Sleepless Nights
A family torn apart by neglect and hurt.
Michael King, 2012
8
Sleepless at Midnight
The ladies in London are abuzz over Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, especially Miss Sarah Moorehouse.
Jacquie D'Alessandro, 2009
9
Sleepless
The swaying Palms Hotel late-night room-service menu Tuck-Me-In Tuna Salad on Rye $7.50 Catch-Some-ZZZs Cheeseburger and Fries $10.00 Up-All-Night Chocolate-Chip Cookies with Milk $5.50 Bedtime Banana Split $7.00 I can't go to sleep!
Terri Clark, 2009
10
Sleepless Beauty
Perform this script about a princess who hasn't slept in four years.
Joanna Korba, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLEEPLESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sleepless is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kamal Haasan's 'Thoongaavanam' a remake of 'Sleepless Night'
Kamal Haasan's upcoming Tamil-Telugu thriller "Thoongaavanam" is reportedly said to be the official remake of French film "Nuit Blanche" aka "Sleepless Night" ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»
2
Living out 'Sleepless in Seattle'-type dreams just got a little more …
A Seattle shoreline program approved by the Department of Ecology allows current house boats to stay, but no more can be added. (MyNorthwest file). «MyNorthwest.com, Jun 15»
3
Alistair McGowan admits 'sleepless nights' over playing Jimmy …
The impressionist Alistair McGowan has admitted to having 'sleepless nights' over whether to to play Jimmy Savile in a controversial new play about the ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
4
Jamie Foxx's Sleepless Night Remake Has A Badass, All-Star Cast
A few years back, the 2011 French action thriller, Sleepless Night made waves across the pond and everywhere else, thanks to its stripped-down, gritty intensity ... «Cinema Blend, May 15»
5
Princess Charlotte is giving William and Kate sleepless nights
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE was today given her own England shirt and she must be a bit of a BAWLER - because she has been giving parents Prince William and ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»
6
Casting Net: Gabrielle Union heading to Jamie Foxx action film …
Gabrielle Union will be Jamie Foxx's ex-wife—in a new movie. Sleepless Night is an action thriller and remake of French thriller Nuit Blanche. Foxx's character is ... «Entertainment Weekly, May 15»
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Eva Mendes reveals that she has to see a therapist and ENJOYS …
She said: "I'm actually enjoying the sleepless nights because it's bonding with my little girl." But the brunette beauty insists she hasn't "earned the right" to give ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
8
'Sleepless Night' Remake Scores Jamie Foxx and Michelle Monaghan
The Sleepless Night remake just got a jolt of much-needed energy. Open Road has just picked up the action-thriller and attached Jamie Foxx and Michelle ... «/FILM, Feb 15»
9
Sleepless in America” – Interview With Nat Geo's Sleep Expert
National Geographic Channel (NGC) along with The Public Good Projects and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have teamed up to develop Sleepless In ... «Brain Blogger, Nov 14»
10
'Sleepless in America' could be your wakeup call
And if you are driving this holiday season, the most important takeaway from Sleepless in America may be this: People who are sleep deprived can't tell just how ... «Tampabay.com, Nov 14»

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