slumber

Meanings

Plural: slumbers

Noun

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"
a dormant or quiescent state
A very light state of sleep, almost awake.
A state of ignorance or inaction.
The snooze button on an alarm clock.

Verb

be asleep
To be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake.
To be inactive or negligent.
To lay to sleep.
To stun; to stupefy.

Origin / Etymology

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”), equivalent to sloom + -er. Cognate with West Frisian slommerje, slûmerje (“to slumber”), Dutch sluimeren (“to slumber”), German schlummern (“to slumber, doze”), Swedish slummer (“to slumber”).

Synonyms

catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep

Antonyms

wake

Scrabble Score: 11

slumber is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
slumber is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
slumber is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

slumber is a valid Words With Friends word