English-Thai Dictionary
sleepy
ADJ ง่วงนอน ซึมเซา ง่วง ซึม ไร้ ชีวิตชีวา somnolent sluggish alert wakeful ngun-non
sleepyhead
N คน ขี้เซา kon-ke-sao
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SLEEPY
a. 1. Drowsy; inclined to sleep.
2. Not awake. She wak'd her sleep crew.
3. Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as a sleepy drink or potion.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SLEEPY
Sleep "y, a. [Compar. Sleepier; superl. Sleepiest.] Etym: [AS. sl. See Sleep, n.]
1. Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. Shak. She waked her sleepy crew. Dryden.
2. Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion. Chaucer.
3. Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish. Shak. 'Tis not sleepy business; But must be looked to speedily and strongly. Shak.
4. Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security. Sleepy duck (Zoöl.), the ruddy duck.
SLEEPYHEAD
SLEEPYHEAD Sleep "y *head `, n.
1. A sleepy person. To bed, to bed, says Sleepyhead. Mother Goose.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The ruddy duck.
New American Oxford Dictionary
sleepy
sleep y |ˈslēpē ˈslipi | ▶adjective ( sleepier, sleepiest ) needing or ready for sleep: the wine had made her sleepy. • showing the effects of sleep: she rubbed her sleepy eyes. • inducing sleep; soporific: the sleepy heat of the afternoon. • (of a place ) without much activity: he turned off the road into a sleepy little town. • (of a business, organization, or industry ) lacking the ability or will to respond to change; not dynamic: it was once a sleepy subsidiary of Foster & Sykes. DERIVATIVES sleep i ly |ˈslēpəlē |adverb
sleepyhead
sleep y head |ˈslēpēˌhed ˈslipiˌhɛd | ▶noun a sleepy or inattentive person (usually as a form of address ): come on, sleepyhead, time to get up.
Sleepy Hollow
Sleep y Hol low a town in southeastern New York, east of the Hudson River and north of Tarrytown. It is associated with the writings of Washington Irving.
sleepy sickness
sleepy sick |ness ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. encephalitis lethargica, a brain infection causing drowsiness and sometimes coma. See also sleeping sickness.
Oxford Dictionary
sleepy
sleepy |ˈsliːpi | ▶adjective ( sleepier, sleepiest ) needing or ready for sleep: the wine had made her sleepy. • showing the effects of sleep: she rubbed her sleepy eyes. • inducing sleep; soporific: the sleepy heat of the afternoon. • (of a place ) without much activity: he turned off the road into a sleepy little town. • (of a business or organization ) lacking the ability or will to respond to change; not dynamic: the one-time sleepy world of pensions. DERIVATIVES sleepily adverb
sleepyhead
sleepy |head |ˈsliːpɪhɛd | ▶noun a sleepy or inattentive person (usually as a form of address ): come on, sleepyhead, time to get up.
Sleepy Hollow
Sleep y Hol low a town in southeastern New York, east of the Hudson River and north of Tarrytown. It is associated with the writings of Washington Irving.
sleepy sickness
sleepy sick |ness ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. encephalitis lethargica, a brain infection causing drowsiness and sometimes coma. See also sleeping sickness.
American Oxford Thesaurus
sleepy
sleepy adjective 1 she felt very sleepy: drowsy, tired, somnolent, languid, languorous, heavy-eyed, asleep on one's feet; lethargic, sluggish, enervated, torpid; informal dopey; literary slumberous. ANTONYMS awake, alert. 2 the sleepy heat of the afternoon: soporific, sleep-inducing, somnolent. ANTONYMS invigorating. 3 a sleepy little village: quiet, peaceful, tranquil, placid, slow-moving, restful; dull, boring. ANTONYMS busy, bustling. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
sleepy
sleepy adjective 1 it was a hot day and she felt very sleepy: drowsy, tired, somnolent, languid, languorous, heavy-eyed, dozy, nodding, asleep on one's feet, yawning; lethargic, sluggish, inactive, enervated, torpid, comatose; informal snoozy, dopey, yawny; literary slumberous; rare oscitant, slumbersome. ANTONYMS awake, alert. 2 the sleepy heat of the afternoon: soporific, sleep-inducing, somnolent, hypnotic. ANTONYMS energizing, invigorating. 3 a sleepy little fishing village: quiet, peaceful, tranquil, placid, slow-moving, inactive; dull, boring, backwater, backwoods; informal one-horse. ANTONYMS busy. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
sleepy
sleep y /slíːpi /→sleep 形容詞 -ier ; -iest 1 眠い , 眠そうな , 眠たい ▸ I feel sleepy now .今は眠い ▸ become [get ] sleepy 眠気がさす 2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗眠っているような , 活気のない 〈町 村など 〉; 静かな .3 〈果物などが 〉熟しすぎた .～́ s ì ckness ＝sleeping sickness .
sleepyhead
sl é epy h è ad 名詞 C 眠たがり屋, 寝ぼすけ 〘特に子供 〙; 怠け者 .
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