sleepy
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The meaning (definition) of the word sleepy
feeling tired and ready to go to bed
The word sleepy used in a sentence
“After playing all day, I feel so sleepy and tired.”
Words that mean the same as sleepy (synonyms)
tireddrowsy
Words that mean the opposite of sleepy (antonyms)
awakealert
How the word sleepy is said around the world
| French | somnolent (sawm-noh-LAHN) |
| Spanish | somnoliento (sohm-nohl-YEN-toh) |
| Mandarin | 困 (kwuhn) |
| Hindi | नींद (neend) |
| Arabic | نعسان (NAH-sahn) |
| Russian | сонный (SOHN-niy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | com sono (kohm SOH-nuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | com sono (kohng SOH-nuu) |
| Japanese | 眠い (nay-MU-ee) |
| German | schläfrig (SHLEF-rihy) |
| Urdu | نیند (neend) |
| Punjabi | ਨੀਂਦ ਵਾਲਾ (neend VAH-lah) |
| Korean | 졸린 (joh-LEEN) |
| Hebrew | מְנוּמנָם (MNOOM-nahm) |
| Greek | νυσταγμένο (nee-stahgh-MEH-noh) |
| Dutch | slaperig (SLAH-puh-ruhkh) |
| Tagalog | inaantok (ee-nah-N-tohk) |
| Vietnamese | buồn ngủ (BOO-uhn ngoo) |
| Turkish | uykulu (uuy-koo-LUU) |
| Persian | خواب آلود (khahb AH-lood) |
| Polish | senny (SEN-ni) |
| Ukrainian | сонний (SOHN-niy) |
| Bengali | ঘুম-ঘুম (GHOOM-ghoom) |
| Swedish | sömnig (SERM-nig) |
| Italian | assonnato (ahs-sohn-NAH-toh) |
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