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View synonyms for land of Nod

land of Nod

[ nod ]

noun

  1. the mythical land of sleep.

land of Nod

noun

  1. Old Testament a region to the east of Eden to which Cain went after he had killed Abel (Genesis 4:14)
  2. an imaginary land of sleep
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

land of Nod

  1. To “go off to the land of Nod,” or to “nod off,” is to go to sleep: “What a boring speech! Half the listeners are on their way to the land of Nod.”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of land of Nod1

First recorded in 1725–35; a pun on Land of Nod (Genesis 4:16); nod

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