Sleeping Beauty

noun

1. a beautiful princess, the heroine of a popular fairy tale, awakened from a charmed sleep by the kiss of the prince who is her true love.
2. (italics) the fairy tale itself.
3. (italics) a ballet (1889) by Tchaikovsky.

“Sleeping Beauty”

1. A fairy tale from the collection of Charles Perrault, about a beautiful princess cast into a deep sleep through a jealous fairy's curse. Sleeping Beauty is awakened at last by the kiss of a prince.

Example Sentences

Imaginative design, be it Malibu’s Getty Villa or Sleeping Beauty Castle, are not just a balm but therapeutic, allowing us to embody idealized versions of ourselves.

From Los Angeles Times

“American Idiot” is the fourth collaboration between Center Theatre Group and Deaf West Theatre, after 2009’s “Pippin,” 2007’s “Sleeping Beauty Wakes” and 2003’s “Big River.”

From Los Angeles Times

Imaginative design, be it Malibu’s Getty Villa or Sleeping Beauty Castle, are not just a balm but therapeutic, allowing us to embody idealized versions of ourselves.

From Los Angeles Times

What’s more, re-creating Arendelle in the expansion plots located near the Disneyland Hotel would give Disney the opportunity to construct a second castle, as any extensive changes to park centerpiece Sleeping Beauty Castle are prohibited due to structural limitations.

From Los Angeles Times

It also follows on from a successful 2024 UK tour of one of the company’s most beloved classics, The Sleeping Beauty.

From BBC