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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

state go
the way something is with respect to its main attributes

condition, status go
a state at a particular time

physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition go
the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

sleep, slumber
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

noun.state

4 Subcategories

sleeping go
the state of being asleep
orthodox sleep, nonrapid eye movement sleep, NREM sleep, nonrapid eye movement, NREM go
a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur
REM, paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement sleep, REM sleep, rapid eye movement go
a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs
shuteye go
informal term for sleep