Sleeping Beauty meaning

UK /ˈsliːpɪŋ ˈbjuːti/ US /ˈslipɪŋ ˈbjuti/ 4 syllables

Sleeping Beauty (noun): fairy story: princess under an evil spell who could be awakened only by a prince's kiss.

Sleeping Beauty has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

Sleeping Beauty as a noun

  1. fairy story: princess under an evil spell who could be awakened only by a prince's kiss

    Type of: princess

  2. a person who is sleeping soundly

    Type of: sleeper

  3. a potential takeover target that has not yet been put in play

    Type of: target company

How to pronounce Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty is pronounced /ˈsliːpɪŋ ˈbjuːti/ in British English and /ˈslipɪŋ ˈbjuti/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.

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