slumber C2+ Topic:Describing People US /ˈslʌmbɚ/ UK /ˈslʌmbə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun sleep, especially of a light or peaceful kind The baby fell into a deep and peaceful slumber. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · sleep, especially of a... sleepdozenapreposerestdrowse ↔ Opposites wakefulnessawakening Word family Derived forms slumbererslumberous Related forms sleep Etymology AI details From Middle English slumeren, frequentative of slumen ('to doze'), from Old English sluma ('light sleep'), of Germanic origin; the -b- is intrusive. sluma Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # slumber **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈslʌmbɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈslʌmbə/ ## Meanings 1. sleep, especially of a light or peaceful kind ## Examples - The baby fell into a deep and peaceful slumber. ## Synonyms - sleep - doze - nap - repose - rest - drowse ## Antonyms - wakefulness - awakening ## Derived Forms - slumberer - slumberous ## Related Forms - sleep ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sluma ## Etymology From Middle English slumeren, frequentative of slumen ('to doze'), from Old English sluma ('light sleep'), of Germanic origin; the -b- is intrusive. ## AI Etymology Slumber is from Middle English slumeren, frequentative of slumen ('to doze'), from Old English sluma ('light sleep'), of Germanic origin; the -b- is intrusive. Important recorded forms include sluma (Old English). The current sense covers sleep, especially of a light or peaceful kind. The wider family includes derived forms such as slumberer and slumberous and related words such as sleep. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown