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Added 9 October 2026

nap

/næp/ noun

In Latin: intervigilium Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about nap at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A period of time spent sleeping.
he felt better after a little sleep
A soft or fuzzy surface texture.
The yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave.
for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction

verb

Take a siesta.
She naps everyday after lunch for an hour

Origin

From Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian (“to doze, slumber, sleep”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnappōn (“to nap”). Cognate with Old High German hnaffezan, hnaffezzan (whence Middle High German nafzen (“to slumber”) whence German dialectal napfezen, nafzen (“to nod, slumber, nap”)).

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