cat naps
Short daytime sleeps
Cat naps are brief periods of light sleep, typically lasting fifteen to thirty minutes.
The term evokes how cats doze frequently throughout the day rather than sleeping in one long stretch.
As a verb, to cat nap or catnap is to take such a rest: I cat napped on the couch between meetings.
Also spelled as one word: catnaps.
- dozingLightly, briefly unconscious
- snoozeLight brief sleep
- siestaMidday rest
- forty winksBrief informal nap
- briefShort in duration
shuteye · sleeps · nod off · light sleep · rest · slumber · doze · beauty sleep · twilight sleep · zzz · energy boost · stress relief · mental clarity · intermittent · relaxation technique · calms · stills · work-life balance
cat napsdeep sleep
Unconsciousness hard to rouse
REM sleep · restorative sleep · coma · hibernation · sleeping in
cat napswide awake
Totally alert and attentive
wakefulness · high energy · hyperactivity · insomnia · sleeplessness