slumber
Drift off deeply
Slumber is a somewhat literary or gentle word for sleep, often suggesting peaceful, undisturbed rest.
It works as both noun and verb: The baby fell into a deep slumber; He slumbered through the afternoon.
Slumber carries a softer connotation than sleep, making it common in children's contexts like slumber parties—overnight gatherings where the actual sleeping is often minimal.
Something dormant or inactive can also be said to slumber: ancient volcanoes that slumber for centuries.
Unconscious rest state
drowse · siesta · snoozing · rest · repose · drowsy · drowsiness · somnolent
Furniture for slumber
- blanketSoft bed covering
- pillowBedding for heads
- nightgownSleeping garment, usually loose
- pajamasSleepwear set
lullaby · bedtime · nightcap · covers · sheets · mattress · duvet · cradle
Undisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- silenceTotal lack of sound
hush · gentle · soothing · quietude · placid · restful · undisturbed · peaceful
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- darknessTotal absence of light
- nocturnalActive during darkness
nightfall · twilight · dusk · stars · owl · crickets · starlit
Lacking energy, needing rest
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- tirednessState of needing rest
yawn · heavy-eyed · groggy · sleepyhead · insomnia · sleepless · restless · tossing
Mental imagery during slumber
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
- visionsImagined or prophetic sights
subconscious · lucid · REM · oneiric · sleepwalking · sleeptalking · phantasmagoria · surrealism
sleeping
Unconscious rest state
doze · drowse · siesta · snoozing · rest · repose · drowsy · drowsiness · somnolent · somnolence
bed
Furniture for slumber
pajamas · lullaby · bedtime · nightcap · covers · sheets · mattress · duvet · cradle · crib
tranquility
Undisturbed peacefulness
silence · hush · gentle · soothing · quietude · placid · restful · undisturbed · peaceful · deep
nighttime
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- darknessTotal absence of light
nocturnal · nightfall · twilight · dusk · stars · owl · crickets · starlit
tired
Lacking energy, needing rest
tiredness · yawn · heavy-eyed · groggy · sleepyhead · insomnia · sleepless · restless · tossing · wakeful
dreaming
Mental imagery during slumber
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
visions · subconscious · lucid · REM · oneiric · sleepwalking · sleeptalking · phantasmagoria · surrealism · symbolism
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, naps
- dreamlanddream world, dreamscape, lucid dream, daydream, sweet dreams
- sleep onsetdrowsiness, drifting, light sleep, dozing, twilight state
- idlingidle, idled, loaf, loafed, laze
- restresting, sleeping, napping, dozing, snoozing
- soothingcalm, soothing, comfort, comforting, gentle
slumberwakefulness
State of being conscious
consciousness · awakening · wake · awake · waking
- slumber partyOvernight social gathering
- slumber partiesOvernight social gatherings for children
- brief slumberShort period of sleep