light sleep

Noun

Meaning

sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

siesta nap doze snooze drowse drowsing forty winks catnap short sleep

Hypernyms

sleeping

Hyponyms

siesta zizz

Examples

It is thought that power nap might accelerate memory consolidation by inducing NREM sleep, when light sleep occurs and spindles appear. Source: Internet

The second stage is "light sleep", during which the sleeper is easily woken. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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