"sleepable" meaning in English

See sleepable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more sleepable [comparative], most sleepable [superlative]
Etymology: sleep + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sleep|able}} sleep + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} sleepable (comparative more sleepable, superlative most sleepable)
  1. Suitable for sleeping. Categories (topical): Sleep Related terms: sleepability, unsleepable

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