Definitions

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  • noun The state, condition, or instance of sleeping; sleep; sleepfulness.

Etymologies

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From sleep +‎ -ness.

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Examples

  • Napolitano will be sleepness tonight!!!! phoenix86

    White House calls Times Square incident an act of terror 2010

  • For many years I tried to treat my sleepness nights by not watching the accident/murder-filled 10 o'clock news, not drinking coffee, not using evening hours to speak with others about problems and, in general, trying to remain relaxed.

    Blackout drapes solved the problem of sleepless nights 2011

  • If the sweats, mood swings, sleepness nights and/or crying jags piss you off sufficiently it may be something to consider.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Burger Lite (somewhat late). 2010

  • So many sleepness nights, so many shitty diapers, so much spit and poo and laundry, but oh, oh, oh!

    Attack of the Giant Baby | Her Bad Mother 2006

  • Suddenly, this formerly simple guy is speaking Spanish, reading three books a day, his brain so excited he stays up sleepness nights inventing gizmos for his garden.

    When A Regular Joe Turns Into A Genius 2008

  • As you can well imagine, life right now has been taken over by nappies, breastfeeding, sore nipples, sleepness nights, baby paraphernalia and the never ending washing.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Pilgrimage to Self 2007

  • In Indian conditions the process is different but now with the extended area, suitable terrain and the people tested in the class struggle will give sleepness nights to the enemy forces.

    A Maoist critique of the CPI(Marxist) Abhay N 2007

  • Does this indicate a class bias towards those with time on their hands, whilst progressives suffer from sleepness nights?

    Political Blogging Habits Harry Barnes 2007

  • As you can well imagine, life right now has been taken over by nappies, breastfeeding, sore nipples, sleepness nights, baby paraphernalia and the never ending washing.

    Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Pilgrimage to Self 2007

  • So many sleepness nights, so many shitty diapers, so much spit and poo and laundry, but oh, oh, oh!

    Attack of the Giant Baby 2006

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