sleep; slumber




a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

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

Type of:
  • physical condition; physiological state; physiological condition

Types:
  • 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


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