Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleep-in

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables: sleep--in
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of sleeping in, sleeping late, sleeping until one feels fully refreshed rather than rising at a prespecified time.

Example Sentences

"I didn’t have anything to do Saturday morning, so I decided to have a sleep-in."

Inflected Forms

sleep-ins (plural)

Synonyms

lie-in

Questions

What does sleep-in mean?: An instance of sleeping in, sleeping late, sleeping until one feels fully refreshed rather than rising at a prespecified time.

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