napless

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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)

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)

Without napping or sleeping.
a napless baby

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