napless

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnæpləs/

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

napless (comparative more napless, superlative most napless)

1. Without a nap; worn or threadbare.
   • 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, “chapter 59”, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:

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

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

napless (comparative more napless, superlative most napless)

1. Without napping or sleeping.

   a napless baby