Sleepless

/ˈsliːpləs/ adjective

Definition

Unable to sleep; characterized by lack of sleep or rest.

Etymology

From Old English 'slæp' (sleep) with the suffix '-less' (without). The compound formed in early English to describe the condition of being without sleep.

Kelly Says

Humans need sleep more than food—you can survive weeks without eating but only about 11 days without sleeping, yet 'sleepless nights' were romanticized in poetry as signs of passion or worry!

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