adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 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."

2. 2
   Without napping or sleeping.

   "a napless baby"

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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