slumberous

adjective

ˈsləm-b(ə-)rəs How to pronounce slumberous (audio)
variants or slumbrous
Definition of slumberousnext
1
as in sleepy
desiring or needing sleep parents putting their slumberous children to bed

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2
as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep the slumberous murmur of the wind in the trees

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Recent Examples of slumberous All differences of excellence, of position, of form are blurred by the slumberous acceptance. — Elizabeth Hardwick, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019 With the exception of the minority of people who suffer sudden death, the vast majority of us experience a slumberous slippage from life. — Sara Manning Peskin, M.d., New York Times, 11 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumberous
  1. sleepy
  2. hypnotic
  3. sleeping
  4. resting
  5. drowsy
  6. somnolent
Adjective
  • The Hawkeyes were taking on (the) Ohio State University last weekend in the biggest event of the year for sleepy Iowa City, and this New Englander wanted to tailgate at a Big Ten college football game.
    — Carine Hajjar, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • On the afternoon of October 3, a crowd of unhappy protesters gathered along a busy street in the heart of Huntington, New York, a sleepy suburb along the northern coast of Long Island.
    — Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of sleepy
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  • And in the Dominican Republic, DIY beatmakers disassembled and sped up reggaeton’s dembow riddim into hypnotic dance floor experience, paving the way for crossover sensations like El Alfa and Tokischa.
    — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Each feels expansively lush without ever losing that genuinely old school rock and roll momentum, in large part due to the hypnotic drumming of Adam Shumski and inventive lead guitars of Dan Ryan.
    — Brendan Hay, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of hypnotic
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  • An autopsy showed that the infant died from asphyxiation secondary to a co-sleeping/overlay event with an unsafe sleeping environment.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of sleeping
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  • That’s because when the body experiences physical stress, including losing weight quickly, more hairs can shift into a resting phase and fall out a few months later — typically two to three months after the event, Rossi explains.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Feb. 2026
  • This is a condition where, due to stress or hormonal changes, the body puts the hair follicles into a resting phase.
    — Essence, Essence, 19 Dec. 2025
Definition of resting
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  • Allergy drugs can ease those symptoms and make people drowsy, potentially offering relief from insomnia.
    — Kara Smythe, EverydayHealth.com, 15 May 2026
  • Fleets that deployed the company's AI dash cams, which detect drowsy or distracted driving, saw a 73% reduction in accidents after 30 months, according to company data from more than 2,600 customers.
    — TIME Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of drowsy
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  • Sheik’s passion to depict Somalia through a Somali lens plus older generation fecklessness shines through as Amini leaves her somnolent village to find sis Barni, 9, in a big city.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Which is why this opinion piece speculates that the spending effect of growth in the form of high demand for all things Swift and World Cup is a relative growth somnolent as opposed to an instigator.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
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“Slumberous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumberous. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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