睡眠 — meaning in English

English meaning

• dormancy noun The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
• dormition noun The process of falling asleep.
• sleep verb To rest in the natural state of reduced consciousness that the body needs each day.
• sleeping adj Currently asleep.

Senses

睡眠 is used for these senses in English:

• dormancy The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
• dormition The process of falling asleep.
• sleep (uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
• sleep (uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

dormition — full definition

1. noun The process of falling asleep.
2. noun The process of death or the actual death itself.
3. noun The death and assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary.

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