What does sleepy mean?
Definitions for sleepy
ˈsli pisleep·y
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word sleepy.
Princeton's WordNet
sleepy, sleepy-eyed, sleepyheadedadjective
ready to fall asleep
"beginning to feel sleepy"; "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded students"
Wiktionary
sleepynoun
The gum that builds up in the eye
sleepyadjective
Tired; feeling the need for sleep.
sleepyadjective
Suggesting tiredness.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sleepyadjective
Etymology: from sleep.
Why did you bring these daggers from the place?
They must lie there. Go, carry them and smear
The sleepy grooms with blood. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.She wak’d her sleepy crew,
And rising hasty, took a short adieu. Dryden.We will give you sleepy drinks, that your senses unintelligent of our insufficience, may, though they cannot praise us, as little accuse us. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.
Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench
Of that forgetful lake benumb not still. John Milton.I sleeped about eight hours, and no wonder; for the physicians had mingled a sleepy potion in the wine. Gulliver.
Wikipedia
SLEEPY
Sleepy is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice, Chris and Roz. It is part of the "Psi Powers series".
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sleepy
Sleepy refers to the state or feeling of being tired, drowsy, or needing sleep. It often comes with symptoms such as lethargy, decreased alertness, and a lack of energy.
Webster Dictionary
Sleepynoun
drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep
Sleepynoun
tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion
Sleepynoun
dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish
Sleepynoun
characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security
Etymology: [AS. slpig. See Sleep, n.]
Wikidata
Sleepy
Sleepy is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice, Chris and Roz. It is part of the "Psi Powers series".
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sleepy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sleepy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of sleepy in a Sentence
You feel sleepy, dizzy, but you don't have the intention to open up the air, you don't have the strength [ or ] the brain capacity to open up the doors or the windows.
The second you start feeling tense, go into another room until you start feeling sleepy.
I think it is good that books still exist, but they make me sleepy.
Boy, it was nice to turn the round completely around there, they were into it early. Towards the back nine it started getting a little sparse. I think they might have tipped back a couple and got a little sleepy.
I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by a dryrot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in a magnificient glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
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- نعسانArabic
- сънливBulgarian
- somnolentCatalan, Valencian
- ospalýCzech
- cysglydWelsh
- søvnigDanish
- schläfrigGerman
- νυσταγμένος, νυσταλέοςGreek
- sueño, cansado, adormecido, soñolientoSpanish
- uninen, uneliasFinnish
- somnolent, ensuqué, endormi, ensommeilléFrench
- codlatach, néalmhar, suanmharIrish
- suaineachScottish Gaelic
- álmosHungarian
- ngantuk, mengantukIndonesian
- assonnatoItalian
- 眠たい, 眠いJapanese
- 졸리다Korean
- خهو هاتنKurdish
- miegainsLatvian
- slaperigDutch
- søvnig, døsig, trettNorwegian
- senny, śpiącyPolish
- sonolento, [[com]] [[sono]]Portuguese
- somnolent, somnorosRomanian
- сонный, заспанный, сонливыйRussian
- дремљив, dremljiv, поспан, pospan, сањив, sanjivSerbo-Croatian
- pömsig, sömnig, tröttSwedish
- เหนื่อยThai
- inaantokTagalog
- ngái ngủVietnamese
- 困Chinese
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