insomnolence

Also in·som·no·len·cy

[in-som-nl-uhns]

noun

1. sleeplessness; insomnia.

   a troubled week of insomnolence.

Other Word Forms

• insomnolent adjective
• insomnolently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of insomnolence¹

First recorded in 1815–25; in- ³ + somnolence ( def. )

Example Sentences

As for myself, had I the wings of an eagle, most likely I should still fly to you, and to several other quarters; but with railways and tub-gigs, and my talent for insomnolence, and fretting myself to fiddlestrings with all terrestrial locomotion whatsoever—alas, alas!

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Related Words

• restlessness