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sleeping vs rest

rest vs sleeping

sleeping and rest both are nouns.

sleeping is an adjective but rest is not an adjective.

sleeping is not a verb while rest is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sleeping Yes Yes No No
rest Yes No Yes No
As nouns, rest is a hypernym of sleeping; that is, rest is a word with a broader meaning than sleeping:
  • sleeping: quiet and inactive restfulness
  • rest: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Other hypernyms of sleeping include ease, relaxation, repose.
sleeping (noun) rest (noun)
the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
quiet and inactive restfulness a support on which things can be put
the state of being asleep a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
something left after other parts have been taken away
a state of inaction
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
a pause for relaxation
sleeping (adjective) rest (adjective)
lying with head on paws as if sleeping
sleeping (verb) rest (verb)
be at rest
stay the same; remain in a certain state
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
give a rest to
not move; be in a resting position
sit, as on a branch
rest on or as if on a pillow
put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
be inactive, refrain from acting
have a place in relation to something else
be inherent or innate in
Difference between sleeping and rest

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