noun · rare

slumber

slum·ber

slumber · slumbers

сон

сон, дрёма

Halbschlaf, Schlummer, Schläfchen

A very light state of sleep, almost awakeA very light state of sleep, almost awake.

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UK/ˈslʌm.bə/US/ˈslʌm.bɚ/

» Tom fell into a deep slumber.

Tom fiel in einen tiefen Schlaf.

Meaning

4 senses

A very light state of sleep, almost awake.
Halbschlaf, Schlummer, Schläfchen
сонson, дрёмаdrjóma
A very light state of sleep, almost awake.
(broadly)A very heavy state of sleep.
a dormant or quiescent state
(figuratively)A state of ignorance or inaction.
(rare)The snooze button on an alarm clock.

Examples

29 sentences

Tom fell into a deep slumber.
deTom fiel in einen tiefen Schlaf. — raggione
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He fell into a slumber inadvertently.
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He slumbered out the whole day.
ruОн весь день клевал носом. — marafon
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He fell into a deep slumber.
ruОн заснул беспробудным сном. — Ann74
deEr fiel in einen tiefen Schlaf. — MUIRIEL
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I wish you a good slumber.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

a very light state of sleep:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a very light state of sleep:

Origin

From Middle English slombren, slomren, frequentative of Middle English slummen, slumen (“t

From Middle English slombren, slomren, frequentative of Middle English slummen, slumen (“to doze”), probably from Middle English slume (“slumber”), from Old English slūma, from Proto-Germanic *slūm- (“slack, loose, limp, flabby”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“loose, limp, flabby”).

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