sleeping beauty

Speech parts

1. sleeping beauty - Noun

2. Sleeping beauty - Proper noun

Meaning

a potential takeover target that has not yet been put in play

fairy story: princess under an evil spell who could be awakened only by a prince's kiss

a person who is sleeping soundly

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

aurora dreamer dozer demon sleeper Rip Van Winkle doze off sound asleep cuckoo bread common wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella falling asleep sleepy head cuckoo's meat drowsy demon
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Antonyms

awake shake a leg

Hypernyms

sleeper slumberer takeover target target company

Examples

Our own Sleeping Beauty. Who finally kissed you awake? Cassandra Clare

The old tale of Sleeping Beauty might end happily in French or English, but he was in Russia, and only a fool would want to live through the Russian version of any fairy tale. Orson Scott Card

You know what's a great metaphor for love? Sleeping beauty. Because you have to plow through this incredible thicket of thorns in order to get to beauty, and even then, when you get there, you still have to wake her up. - Tiny Cooper. David Levithan

I thought I'd stumbled on Sleeping Beauty and her ugly sister,' said another voice, 'waiting for the kiss of true love to wake them from their slumbers. Forgive me if I didn't oblige. John Flanagan

Once upon a time, Sleeping Beauty decided to take a nap from which she would never wake up. Rachel Cohn

As a girl, you're supposed to love Sleeping Beauty. I mean, who wants to love Sleeping Beauty when you can be Aladdin? Ellen Page

Close letter words and terms

sleeping at the switch sleeping bag sleeping barber problem Sleeping Beauty problem Sleeping Beauty syndrome sleeping berth