napless
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From nap (“soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather”) + -less.
Adjective[edit]
napless (comparative more napless, superlative most napless)
- Without a nap; worn or threadbare.
- 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, “chapter 59”, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:
- Stout men with napless hats on, look out of the bedroom windows, and cut jokes with friends in the street.
Etymology 2[edit]
From nap (“a short period of sleep”) + -less.
Adjective[edit]
napless (comparative more napless, superlative most napless)
- Without napping or sleeping.
- a napless baby