napless

adj — 2 senses

napless

adj

US /ˈnæpləs/

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

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:

napless

adj

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

1

Without napping or sleeping.

a napless baby

Derived terms: naplessness

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