Sleeping Beauty

noun

: a princess of a fairy tale who is wakened from an enchanted sleep by the kiss of a prince

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Experience Sleeping Beauty like never before in this classical ballet-meets-modern technology production with dancers in glittering, glow-in-the-dark costumes. —

Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024 My childhood consisted of watching Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast. —

Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024 In the first photo shared from the show, which closed out Paris Fashion Week the day prior, Jenner stood in the center of the walkway-turned-runway leading out from the resort's Sleeping Beauty Castle as fireworks filled the sky at night. —

Escher Walcott, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024 Channeling a dark princess — or perhaps an evil queen — Kylie Jenner closed the show in a black ballgown as fireworks exploded above Sleeping Beauty Castle. —

Violet Goldstone, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Sleeping Beauty

Word History

First Known Use

1729, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Sleeping Beauty was in 1729

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“Sleeping Beauty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sleeping%20Beauty. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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