somnolent
[ som-nuh-luhnt ]
/ ˈsɒm nə lənt /
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adjective
sleepy; drowsy.
tending to cause sleep.
SYNONYMS FOR somnolent
1 slumberous.
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Origin of somnolent
1425–75; late Middle English sompnolent<Old French <Latin somnolentus, derivative of somnus sleep; see -ulent
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British Dictionary definitions for somnolent
somnolent
/ (ˈsɒmnələnt) /
adjective
drowsy; sleepy
causing drowsiness
Derived forms of somnolent
somnolence or somnolency, nounsomnolently, adverbWord Origin for somnolent
C15: from Latin somnus sleep
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Medical definitions for somnolent
somnolent
[ sŏm′nə-lənt ]
adj.
Drowsy; sleepy.
Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific.
In a condition of incomplete sleep; semicomatose.
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