catnaps
Short daytime sleeps
Catnaps are short, light sleeps taken during the day.
The term evokes how cats doze frequently in brief intervals rather than sleeping for extended periods.
To catnap is to take such a rest: She catnapped on the couch between meetings.
The word implies sleeping lightly enough to wake easily.
Lightly, briefly unconscious
forty winks · slumber · nodding off · resting · light sleep · microsleep · drowsy · sleepy
Body folded compactly
- windowsillHorizontal frame beneath pane
- lazyAvoiding effort or exertion
- loungingReclining in idleness
- purringVibrating vocalization of contentment
sunny spot · cozy · stretching · yawning · whiskers · contented · kitty · instinctive
Increase in vigor
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- mental claritySharpness of thought
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
efficiency · performance · burnout prevention · second wind · rejuvenation · problem solving · work break · afternoon slump
Short in duration
- shortOf limited extent
- quickMoving with speed
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- momentaryLasting very briefly
fifteen minutes · half hour · midday · afternoon · stolen moments · lunch break · impromptu · spontaneous
dozing
Lightly, briefly unconscious
shuteye · forty winks · slumber · nodding off · resting · light sleep · microsleep · drowsy · sleepy · drifting off
curled up
Body folded compactly
- windowsillHorizontal frame beneath pane
- lazyAvoiding effort or exertion
- loungingReclining in idleness
sunny spot · purring · cozy · stretching · yawning · whiskers · contented · kitty · instinctive · polyphasic
energy boost
Increase in vigor
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- mental claritySharpness of thought
- focusConcentrated attention point
concentration · efficiency · performance · burnout prevention · second wind · rejuvenation · problem solving · work break · afternoon slump
brief
Short in duration
momentary · fifteen minutes · half hour · midday · afternoon · stolen moments · lunch break · impromptu · spontaneous · unplanned
catnapsdeep sleep
Unconsciousness hard to rouse
REM sleep · hibernation · sleeping in · oversleeping · dead to the world
catnapssleeplessness
Inability to rest
wakefulness · insomnia · alertness · vigilance · all-nighters