different between sleepless vs roving

English

Etymology

From Middle English slepeles, from Old English sl?pl?as; equivalent to sleep +? -less.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sli?pl?s/
• Hyphenation: sleep?less

Adjective

sleepless (comparative more sleepless, superlative most sleepless)

1. Characterized by an absence of sleep.

   I spent a sleepless night worrying about the exams.

Derived terms

• sleeplessly
• sleeplessness

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??o?v??/

Adjective

roving (comparative more roving, superlative most roving)

1. wandering freely.

   His roving eyes never focused on anything specific.

   • 1989, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Visible Breath, Dark Horse Books

     It could complicate things for our little household. Particularly when Larry’s roving eye is factored in.

Synonyms

• wandering

Derived terms

• roving eye
• roving reporter
• roving editor

Translations

Verb

roving

1. present participle of rove

Noun

roving (countable and uncountable, plural rovings)

1. A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn.
2. The process of giving the first twist to yarn.

Anagrams

• voring