snooze

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
2. (transitive) To pause; to postpone for a short while.

Noun

1. A brief period of sleep; a nap.
2. (informal) The snooze button on an alarm clock.
3. (informal) Something boring.

Synonyms

nap

doze

sleep

😴

slumber

drowse

catnap

forty winks

kip

siesta

cat nap

zizz

short sleep

rest

cat sleep

take a nap

sleep lightly

doze off

drop off

flake out

go to bed

headbutt

shut-eye

sleepy

😪

drowse off

nod off

be asleep

Translations

dösen

υπνάκος

Nickerchen

sonnecchiare

sesta

dormitar

cabezada

sonnellino

Schläfchen

roupillon

😴

siesta

sieste

cochilar

şekerleme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/snuːz/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: snoezelen

Cognate with Swedish: snusa

In summary

Unknown, attested since 18th century. Compare Dutch snoezelen (“to snooze”) or Swedish snusa (“to snore lightly”). Confer also Ancient Greek νυστάζω (nustázō, “to doze, drowse”) and Russian сон (son, “sleep, dream”).