What does sleepy mean?
Definitions for sleepy
ˈsli pisleep·y
Here are all the possible meanings 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.
Webster Dictionary
Sleepynoun
drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep
Etymology: [AS. slpig. See Sleep, n.]
Sleepynoun
tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion
Etymology: [AS. slpig. See Sleep, n.]
Sleepynoun
dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish
Etymology: [AS. slpig. See Sleep, n.]
Sleepynoun
characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security
Etymology: [AS. slpig. See Sleep, n.]
Freebase
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
'Cranky' is really the best word for it, i take a lot of medication for it, and that makes me sleepy. And I can't do a lot of the things that I like to do outside, so that makes me cranky. ... The wheezing part of it makes me feel tired.
The village of Market Blandings is one of those sleepy hamlets which modern progress has failed to touch... The church is Norman, and the intelligence of the majority of the natives palaeozoic.
I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm, your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy, golden storm, yes many loved before us, I know we are not new, in city and in forest they smiled like me and you, but now it's come to distances and both of us must try, your eyes are soft with sorrow, Hey, that's no way to say goodbye.
Do you really think that old sleepy Joe Biden gives one wit about an oil spill? No, he doesn't, the helicopter that he rides, Air Force One, the vehicles that he transports in, I bet none of them are electric.
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.
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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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