sleepless
part of speech
adjective (sleepless)
meaning for a pupil
1) Without sleep, or with very little: a sleepless night. tree →
2) Not able to sleep, because of worry, excitement or pain. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life, people have sleepless nights before exciting days, during storms, or when a baby cries. In health lessons, children learn that sleep helps memory and mood, so too many sleepless nights is bad. In stories, a sleepless character is worried or haunted by something. Phrases: a sleepless night, sleepless with worry, Sleepless in Seattle.
examples
- I had a sleepless night before the school trip. tree →
- The new baby gave Mum and Dad many sleepless nights. tree →
- She lay sleepless, listening to the thunder. tree →
- He was sleepless with worry about the test. tree →
- The storm kept the whole town sleepless. tree →
- After three sleepless nights, the sailors were exhausted. tree →
- She passed a sleepless night; but in the morning the old dame remarked: tree →
note
sleep + -less (without). Noun: sleeplessness. Usually used before a noun ("a sleepless night") or after "lie", "spend". Similar: wakeful; long-term trouble sleeping is called insomnia.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sleepless» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.