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ASLEEP
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dead
Example:
our dear departed friend
Synonyms:
asleep; at peace; at rest; deceased; departed; gone
Classified under:
Similar:
dead (no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life)
Domain usage:
euphemism (an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In a state of sleep
Example:
fell asleep at the wheel
Classified under:
Similar:
at rest (in a state of repose or especially sleep)
dormant; hibernating; torpid (in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation)
dozy; drowsing; drowsy (half asleep)
fast asleep; sound asleep (sleeping deeply)
hypnoid (of or relating to a state of sleep or hypnosis)
sleepy; sleepy-eyed; sleepyheaded (ready to fall asleep)
slumberous; slumbery; slumbrous; somnolent (inclined to or marked by drowsiness)
unawakened (still asleep)
Also:
incognizant; unaware ((often followed by 'of') not aware)
unconscious (not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead)
Antonym:
awake (not in a state of sleep; completely conscious)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Lacking sensation
Example:
numb with cold
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
insensible (incapable of physical sensation)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Into a sleeping state
Example:
he fell asleep
Classified under:
Pertainym:
asleep (in a state of sleep)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In the sleep of death
Classified under:
Pertainym:
asleep (dead)
Context examples:
When Amy was comfortably asleep, the house quiet, and Mrs. March sitting by the bed, she called Jo to her and began to bind up the hurt hands.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
The blankets of Challenger and of Summerlee beside the fire suggested that they had been asleep at the time.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale (PDQUALIF) I have trouble staying asleep.
(PDQUALIF - Trouble with Sleep Maintenance, NCI Thesaurus)
A lover finds his mistress asleep on a mossy bank; he wishes to catch a glimpse of her fair face without waking her.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale (PDQUALIF) My Parkinson's symptoms cause me to have trouble falling asleep, or waking early.
(PDQUALIF - Trouble with Sleep Initiation or Waking Early, NCI Thesaurus)
Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient have difficulty falling asleep?
(NPI - Difficulty Falling Asleep, NCI Thesaurus)
If you have it, you may have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or both.
(Insomnia, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
A sleep disorder characterized by difficulty in falling asleep and/or remaining asleep.
(Insomnia, NCI Thesaurus)
The Movement Disorder Society version of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Over the past week, have you had trouble going to sleep at night or staying asleep through the night?
(MDS-UPDRS - Sleep Problems, NCI Thesaurus)
She fell asleep before she could answer the question, and found it quite as puzzling when she awoke the next morning.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
