somnolent
sleepy; drowsy.
tending to cause sleep.
Origin of somnolent
1Other words for somnolent
Other words from somnolent
- 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
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How to use somnolent in a sentence
The same disposition to somnolency continued through the day, and the next night, I rested as soundly as before.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoIntense cold lulls to somnolency, instead of rousing to activity.
Theism or Atheism | Chapman CohenAt the first attempt to induce the magnetic somnolency, the mesmerist entirely failed.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe | Edgar Allan PoeAccording to some authorities, the fat produces the carbon that in some way tends to induce somnolency.
She was in that state of lethargic somnolency which seizes on these frail creatures when they have sucked for a long time.
The Queen of the Savannah | Gustave Aimard
British Dictionary definitions for somnolent
/ (ˈsɒmnələnt) /
drowsy; sleepy
causing drowsiness
Origin of somnolent
1Derived forms of somnolent
- somnolence or somnolency, noun
- somnolently, adverb
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