dreamless

dreamless
dreamless c.1600, from DREAM (Cf. dream) + -LESS (Cf. -less). O.E. dreamleas meant "joyless."

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  • dreamless — [drēm′lis] adj. followed by no memory of having dreamed [a dreamless sleep] …   English World dictionary

  • Dreamless — Dream less, a. Free from, or without, dreams. Camden. {Dream less*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dreamless — [[t]dri͟ːmləs[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A dreamless sleep is very deep and peaceful, and without dreams. He fell into a deep dreamless sleep the moment he got into bed …   English dictionary

  • dreamless — dreamlessly, adv. dreamlessness, n. /dreem lis/, adj. undisturbed by dreams: a sound and dreamless sleep. [1595 1605; DREAM + LESS] * * * …   Universalium

  • dreamless — adjective Without dreams. She spent the night in a deep and dreamless sleep …   Wiktionary

  • dreamless — adj. Dreamless is used with these nouns: ↑sleep …   Collocations dictionary

  • dreamless — dream|less [ˈdri:mləs] adj dreamless sleep is very deep and peaceful …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • dreamless — dream|less [ drimləs ] adjective dreamless sleep is sleep with no dreams …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dreamless — adjective dreamless sleep is very deep and peaceful …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • dreamless — UK [ˈdriːmləs] / US [ˈdrɪmləs] adjective dreamless sleep is sleep with no dreams …   English dictionary

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