Sleeping Beauty

noun

: a princess of a fairy tale who is wakened from an enchanted sleep by the kiss of a prince

Examples of Sleeping Beauty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Floyd Norman, a pioneering animator who became the first African American professional animator at Disney in 1956 and worked on films including Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book and Toy Story 2, will also receive an honorary Oscar. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

My usual route out was through Sleeping Beauty’s castle, over the moat via a working drawbridge. — Steve Martin, The Atlantic, 11 June 2026

Meghan posted photos from this year’s outing on Instagram — captioning the gallery with a simple red heart emoji — including snaps of Lilibet hugging Cinderella and meeting Sleeping Beauty’s Princess Aurora. — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

Segovia, Spain An epic vista for the eclipse will be possible from this mirador, which also has views of the majestic Alcázar de Segovia, the inspiration for the castle in Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 26 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1729, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Sleeping Beauty

• agouti
• booty
• cutie
• duty
• fruity
• putti
• snooty
• sooty
• sruti
• tutti