Difference between Slumber and Sleep

What is the difference between Slumber and Sleep?

Slumber as a noun is a very light state of sleep, almost awake while Sleep as a noun is the state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.

Slumber

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a very light state of sleep, almost awake

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake To be inactive

Example sentence: 'Tis the voice of the sluggard; I heard him complain, you have waked me too soon, I must slumber again.

Sleep

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.An act or instance of sleeping.A substance found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.To accommodate in beds.

Example sentence: We need time to defuse, to contemplate. Just as in sleep our brains relax and give us dreams, so at some time in the day we need to disconnect, reconnect, and look around us.

We hope you now know whether to use Slumber or Sleep in your sentence.

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