Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halfsleep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: half-sleep
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

State between being awake and being asleep; light sleep.

Uncountable

adj

In halfsleep.

Example Sentences

"Nick found Judah still out on the floor next to the open and emptied safe. Winded and slobbering in a halfsleep."

Etymology

From half- + sleep.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: half

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

halfsleeps (plural)

Questions

What does halfsleep mean?: State between being awake and being asleep; light sleep.
Where does halfsleep come from?: From half- + sleep.

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