somnolence
Use Somnolence in a sentence
nə adjective
1.
sleepy; drowsy.
2.
tending to cause sleep.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English sompnolent < Old French < Latin somnolentus, derivative of somnus sleep; see -ulent
1425–75; late Middle English sompnolent < Old French < Latin somnolentus, derivative of somnus sleep; see -ulent
Related forms
som·no·lence, som·no·len·cy, noun
som·no·lent·ly, adverb
hy·per·som·no·lence, noun
hy·per·som·no·lent, adjective
hy·per·som·no·lent·ly, adverb
sem·i·som·no·lence, noun
sem·i·som·no·lent, adjective
sem·i·som·no·lent·ly, adverb
un·som·no·lent, adjective
un·som·no·lent·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. slumberous. 2. somniferous, soporific.
1. slumberous. 2. somniferous, soporific.
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somnolent (ˈsɒmnələnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | drowsy; sleepy |
| 2. | causing drowsiness |
| [C15: from Latin somnus sleep] | |
| 'somnolence | |
| —n | |
| 'somnolency | |
| —n | |
| 'somnolently | |
| —adv | |
| somnolent (ˈsɒmnələnt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | drowsy; sleepy |
| 2. | causing drowsiness |
| [C15: from Latin somnus sleep] | |
| 'somnolence | |
| —n | |
| 'somnolency | |
| —n | |
| 'somnolently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
somnolence
late 14c., from O.Fr. sompnolence, from L. somnolentia "sleepiness," from somnolentus, from somnus "sleep," from PIE *swep-no, from base *swep- "sleep" (cf. Skt. svapnah, Avestan kvafna-, Gk. hypnos, Lith. sapnas, O.C.S. sunu, O.Ir. suan, Welsh hun "sleep," L. sopor "a deep sleep," O.E. swefn, O.N. svefn
"a dream").
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
somnolence som·no·lence (sŏm'nə-ləns)
n.
A state of drowsiness; sleepiness.
A condition of semiconsciousness approaching coma.
somnolent som·no·lent (sŏm'nə-lənt)
adj.
Drowsy; sleepy.
Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific.
In a condition of incomplete sleep; semicomatose.
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Example sentences
It is shot in slow-motion to convey horror, but it only conveys somnolence.
The midday hours, however, were given over to a heat-imposed somnolence.
The volcano seemed to return to somnolence early this month.
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