somnolent
[ som-nuh-luhnt ]
adjective
sleepy; drowsy.
tending to cause sleep.
Origin of somnolent
11425–75; late Middle English sompnolent<Old French <Latin somnolentus, derivative of somnus sleep; see -ulent
Other 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
I might say more about warnings in dreams and other somnolencies, whereof we all have experiences.
My Life as an Author | Martin Farquhar Tupper
British Dictionary definitions for somnolent
somnolent
/ (ˈsɒmnələnt) /
adjective
drowsy; sleepy
causing drowsiness
Origin of somnolent
1C15: from Latin somnus sleep
Derived forms of somnolent
- somnolence or somnolency, noun
- somnolently, adverb
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