dreamless [dreem-lis] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- undisturbed by dreams: a sound and dreamless sleep.
Origin of dreamless First recorded in 1595–1605; dream + -less Related formsdream·less·ly, adverbdream·less·ness, noun Examples from the Web for dreamless Historical Examples of dreamless
In a few minutes she had fallen into a deep, dreamless sleep.
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
“Since I must sleep, let my sleep at least be dreamless,” he said, and he measured a dose.
Sir Hall Caine
What she wanted was bed and the blanket of long, dreamless sleep.
Edgar Saltus
Then, throwing myself on the bed, I launched on a dreamless sea of sleep.
Robert W. Service
After all his exertions, Alroy fell into profound and dreamless sleep.
Benjamin Disraeli
Word Origin and History for dreamless adj.
c.1600, from dream (n.) + -less. Old English dreamleas meant “joyless.” Related: Dreamlessly; dreamlessness.