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wakeless

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Without (the possibility of) waking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • the wakeless sleep
  • wakeless oblivion

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Without a wake.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 2010 Theodore Yaotsu Wu, "A Review on Fish Swimming and Bird/Insect Flight" arxiv Here, γ0(ξ, t) is the vortex bound to S_b in the wakeless ”quasi-steady” flow past S_b which can be determined by steady airfoil theory for the original prescribed Un(ξ, t), with time t frozen to serve merely as a parameter for the moment.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

(of sleep) deep and complete

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a heavy sleep
  • fell into a profound sleep
  • a sound sleeper
  • deep wakeless sleep

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heavy, profound, sound

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From wake + -less.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: непробуден (neprobuden) — Without (the possibility of) waking.