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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
EXPANDsem·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
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. slumberous. 2. somniferous, soporific.
1. slumberous. 2. somniferous, soporific.
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Somnolent
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example Sentences
- The somnolent mind of the platypus is no joking matter.
- Tension created in a somnolent setting is key to how this novel works.
- McCartney's last several musical efforts have been exercises in somnolent pop.
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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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