beauty sleep

beau·ty sleep

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [byoo-tee sleep]
- /ˈbyu ti slip/
- /ˈbjuːti sliːp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [byoo-tee sleep]
- /ˈbyu ti slip/

Definitions of beauty sleep words

noun beauty sleep sleep, esp sleep before midnight 3
noun beauty sleep sleep before midnight, popularly thought to be most restful 3
noun beauty sleep any extra sleep 3
noun beauty sleep sleep before midnight, assumed to be necessary for one's beauty. 1
noun beauty sleep any extra sleep. 1
noun beauty sleep (Idiomatic) Sleep before midnight, on the belief that early sleep hours conduce to health and beauty. 0

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Origin of beauty sleep

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Beauty sleep

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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beauty sleep popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for beauty sleep

noun beauty sleep

forty winks — a short nap.
nap — to sleep for a short time; doze.
rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
siesta — a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
snooze — to sleep; slumber; doze; nap.

All 5 Synonyms of beauty sleep