Word Type

Adjective

Noun

Adjective

The word "sleepy" can be used as adjective, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Joe eep eepy sleepily sleepiness sleepy catchfly sleepy cod sleepy crab sleepy distemper sleepy dust sleepy goby sleepy head sleepy sand sleepy sickness sleepy underwing sleepy-bye sleepy-byes sleepy-dust unsleepy

Derived From

sleep

Subevents

going to bed to sleep

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

hypersomnolent nappish narcotised narcotized poppied sleepful yawning

Related Terms

sleep

Related Terms

asleep bustle dull eye fall asleep go to sleep gound gum heavy induce lazy put to sleep sleep sleep on it sleepwalk sleepwalker sleepwalking sluggish soporific tired tiredness

Similar Terms

asleep

Synonym Network

sleepyheaded tired

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.