Definition of slumber Slumber

/slʌˈmbɚ/ - [slumber] - slum•ber

We found 14 definitions of slumber from 6 different sources.

What does slumber mean?

Noun Plural: slumbers
slumber - a dormant or quiescent state
		dormancy, quiescence, quiescency a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"
slumber - a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"
		sleep
		physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
		sleeping the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
		nonrapid eye movement, nonrapid eye movement sleep, nrem, nrem sleep, orthodox sleep a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time
		paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleep, rem sleep, rem a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep

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slumber (v. i.)
To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze.
slumber (v. i.)
To be in a state of negligence, sloth, supineness, or inactivity.
slumber (v. t.)
To lay to sleep.
slumber (v. t.)
To stun; to stupefy.
slumber (n.)
Sleep; especially, light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose.

slumber
A periodic state of physiological rest during which consciousness is suspended and metabolic rate is decreased.
slumber
To rest in a state of decreased consciousness and reduced metabolism.

slumber
slum′bėr, v.i. to sleep lightly: to sleep: to be in a state of negligence or inactivity.—n. light sleep: repose.—ns. Slum′berer; Slum′bering.—adv. Slum′beringly, in a slumbering manner.—n. Slum′berland, the state of slumber.—adjs. Slum′berless, without slumber: sleepless; Slum′berous, Slum′brous, inviting or causing slumber; sleepy; Slum′bery, sleepy: drowsy. [With intrusive b from M. E. slumeren—A.S. sluma, slumber; cog. with Ger. schlummern.]