half-asleep

adjective

Showing signs of being asleep or very sleepy, as not demonstrating full energy or attention.

“He gently lifted the half-asleep child into bed.”

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Meanings

adjectivehalf-asleep (not comparable)
  1. not comparableShowing signs of being asleep or very sleepy, as not demonstrating full energy or attention.

    He gently lifted the half-asleep child into bed.

Origin

From half- + asleep.

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Translations

Finnish puoliunessa, puolinukuksissa
  • puoliunessavery sleepy
  • puolinukuksissavery sleepy
French demi-sommeil
  • demi-sommeilvery sleepy
Icelandic milli svefns og vöku
  • milli svefns og vökuvery sleepy
Italian assonnato, insonnolito
  • assonnatovery sleepy
  • insonnolitovery sleepy
Swedish halvsovande
  • halvsovandevery sleepy
Cite this entry
APA

half-asleep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-asleep

MLA

“half-asleep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-asleep. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-asleep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-asleep.

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