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napless

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?næpl?s/

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.
    • 1848, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, ch. 59:
      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

napless From the web:

  • what does hapless mean
  • what means naples
  • definition hapless


tapless

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?tæpl?s/

Etymology

tap +? -less

Adjective

tapless (not comparable)

  1. Without a tap (faucet for water etc.).

Anagrams

  • Staples, pastels, staples

tapless From the web:

  • what does hapless mean
  • definition hapless
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