Synonyms for sleeplessness
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Lack of sleep; the property of being sleepless; the inability to sleep, insomnia.
Forms
- Plural
- sleeplessnesses → insomnias, wakefulnesses, vigils, insomnolences…
Example sentences
- insomnia Ziri has suffered from insomnia since he was a teenager.
- wakefulness I was, as it were, between sleep and wakefulness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sleeplessness | rising | |
| insomnia | rising | |
| wakefulness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- vigil2
- 8 letters
- insomnia4
- 11 letters
- wakefulness
- 12 letters
- insomnolence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vigil2 = 2 syllables).