† unsleepingn.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 8.

Obsolete.

Lack of sleep.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [noun] > wakefulness or sleeplessness

unsleepinga1425

unsleepiness1540

a1425 tr. Arderne's Treat. Fistula 56 Brennyng with greuous prikkyng, and smertyng, and vnslepyng.

a1425 tr. Arderne's Treat. Fistula 72 If þat þe thenasmon last long, it bringeþ to..vnslepyng and feblenes of vertu.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

unsleepingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈsliːpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈslipɪŋ/

(un- prefix¹ 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [adjective]

awakea1300

wake1414

unsleeping1614

woke up1871

woke1891

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 647 The unsleeping eyes of God.

1744 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons (new ed.) 150 She sits Conceal'd, with folded Ears; unsleeping Eyes.

1777 R. Potter tr. Æschylus Prometheus Chain'd in tr. Æschylus Tragedies 7 The joyless station of this rock Unsleeping, unreclining, shalt thou keep.

1805 R. Southey Madoc i. iii. 29 The unsleeping eye Of justice.

1863 Ld. Lytton Ring of Amasis II. 293 Dear heart! Again you have passed a whole night long unsleeping.

figurative.1614 B. R. in T. Overbury et al. Wife now Widdow Newes from my Lodging sig. H2 Policie is the vnsleeping night of reason.1796 S. T. Coleridge Destiny of Nations 106 Whose unheard name..Unsleeping Silence guards.1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. I. ii. vii. 428 Unerring and unsleeping steadiness.1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India II. xi. iii. 520 The unsleeping suspicions of Aurangzíb were stirred up.

Derivatives

unˈsleepingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [adverb]

blevindeliche1340

perseverantly1340

assiduallya1400

unwearily1434

importunately1483

assiduately1490

importunably?1504

importunely?1504

industriously1572

indefatigably1586

perseveringly1611

unweariably1612

infatigably1652

unweariedly1653

tenaciouslya1667

persistingly1748

doggedly1791

dogfully1827

unwearyingly1835

persistively1847

persistently1852

untiredly1855

unflaggingly1858

untiringly1862

unsleepingly1877

1877 Daily News 16 Jan. 4/5 Our pressure must be friendly, but very firm and unsleepingly watchful.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	unsleeping
释义	† unsleepingn. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 8. Obsolete. Lack of sleep. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [noun] > wakefulness or sleeplessness unsleepinga1425 unsleepiness1540 a1425 tr. Arderne's Treat. Fistula 56 Brennyng with greuous prikkyng, and smertyng, and vnslepyng. a1425 tr. Arderne's Treat. Fistula 72 If þat þe thenasmon last long, it bringeþ to..vnslepyng and feblenes of vertu. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020). unsleepingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈsliːpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈslipɪŋ/ (un- prefix¹ 4.) ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [adjective] awakea1300 wake1414 unsleeping1614 woke up1871 woke1891 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 647 The unsleeping eyes of God. View more context for this quotation 1744 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons (new ed.) 150 She sits Conceal'd, with folded Ears; unsleeping Eyes. 1777 R. Potter tr. Æschylus Prometheus Chain'd in tr. Æschylus Tragedies 7 The joyless station of this rock Unsleeping, unreclining, shalt thou keep. 1805 R. Southey Madoc i. iii. 29 The unsleeping eye Of justice. 1863 Ld. Lytton Ring of Amasis II. 293 Dear heart! Again you have passed a whole night long unsleeping. figurative.1614 B. R. in T. Overbury et al. Wife now Widdow Newes from my Lodging sig. H2 Policie is the vnsleeping night of reason.1796 S. T. Coleridge Destiny of Nations 106 Whose unheard name..Unsleeping Silence guards.1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. I. ii. vii. 428 Unerring and unsleeping steadiness.1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India II. xi. iii. 520 The unsleeping suspicions of Aurangzíb were stirred up. Derivatives unˈsleepingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [adverb] blevindeliche1340 perseverantly1340 assiduallya1400 unwearily1434 importunately1483 assiduately1490 importunably?1504 importunely?1504 industriously1572 indefatigably1586 perseveringly1611 unweariably1612 infatigably1652 unweariedly1653 tenaciouslya1667 persistingly1748 doggedly1791 dogfully1827 unwearyingly1835 persistively1847 persistently1852 untiredly1855 unflaggingly1858 untiringly1862 unsleepingly1877 1877 Daily News 16 Jan. 4/5 Our pressure must be friendly, but very firm and unsleepingly watchful. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1425adj.1614
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