how to pronounce sleepiness
/ˈsliːpiːnəs/
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sleepiness is pronounced in three syllables
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video examples of sleepiness pronunciation
An example use of sleepiness in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… comes back to that sleepiness signal as …”
meanings of sleepiness
noun:
- The property of being sleepy.
sleepiness frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word sleepiness occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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