napless

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US/ˈnæpləs/

adjective

Without a nap; worn or threadbare.

“a napless baby”

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English nap →
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Meanings

napless1

adjectivenapless (comparative more napless, superlative most napless)

comparative more napless · superlative most napless

  1. Without a nap; worn or threadbare.

    Stout men with napless hats on, look out of the bedroom windows, and cut jokes with friends in the street.

    1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, “chapter 59”, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC

napless2

adjectivenapless (comparative more napless, superlative most napless)

comparative more napless · superlative most napless

  1. Without napping or sleeping.

    a napless baby

Origin

napless · adjective

  1. Englishnap
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishnapless

From nap (“soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather”) + -less.

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napless · adjective

  1. Englishnap
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishnapless

From nap (“a short period of sleep”) + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

napless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/napless

MLA

“napless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/napless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “napless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/napless.

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