sleep-proof

English

Etymology

From sleep +‎ -proof.

Adjective

sleep-proof (comparative more sleep-proof, superlative most sleep-proof)

  1. Designed to prevent a person from sleeping.
    a sleep-proof bench to deter the homeless
    • 2008, Gabriella Gahlia Modan, Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place (page 69)
      A sleep-proof bus stop
  2. Of makeup: in which a person can sleep without the need to reapply it afterwards due to smearing etc.
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