Synset

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 1

sample sentences

"he didn't get enough sleep last night"
"calm as a child in dreamless slumber"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slumbery slumber

semantic pointers

hyponym

sleeping orthodox sleep, nonrapid eye movement sleep, NREM sleep, nonrapid eye movement, NREM paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement sleep, REM sleep, rapid eye movement, REM shuteye, shut-eye

hypernym

physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition