un somnolent

som·no·lent

[som-nuh-luhnt]
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

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


1. slumberous. 2. somniferous, soporific.
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somnolent (ˈsɒmnələnt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  drowsy; sleepy
2.  causing drowsiness
 
[C15: from Latin somnus sleep]
 
'somnolence
 
n
 
'somnolency
 
n
 
'somnolently
 
adv

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somnolent som·no·lent (sŏm'nə-lənt)
adj.

  1. Drowsy; sleepy.

  2. Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific.

  3. In a condition of incomplete sleep; semicomatose.

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