somnolent
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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 | |
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Medical Dictionary
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
Although the teachers and the students' mothers expect him to marry, he remains an aloof, somnolent bachelor.
The prospect of the stage play translated for television has long made me somnolent.
The somnolent mind of the platypus is no joking matter.
It is not this mechanism, however, that makes people drowsy and starts them on the somnolent slide.
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