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adjective
- 1. sleepy; drowsy. Similar
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adjective. literary uk / ˈsɒm.n ə l.ənt / us / ˈsɑːm.n ə l.ənt / Add to word list. almost sleeping, or causing sleep: a somnolent summer's afternoon. the somnolent villages further north. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping. altered state of consciousness. beauty. bed. bunk. bye-byes.
The meaning of SOMNOLENT is of a kind likely to induce sleep. How to use somnolent in a sentence. The Sleepy History of Somnolent
Definition of somnolent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. These are words and phrases related to somnolent. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of somnolent. After that immense meal we were somnolent all evening. Synonyms. sleepy. drowsy. dozy. nodding. yawning. half-asleep. half-awake. torpid. slumberous. groggy. heavy-lidded. semiconscious.
a feeling of wanting to sleep, or the state of almost sleeping: Patients should be instructed to avoid situations where somnolence may be a problem. He was facing the window and seemed to be in a state of dreamy somnolence. See. somnolent. Fewer examples.
somnolent. (sɒmnələnt ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you are somnolent, you feel sleepy. [formal] The sedative makes people very somnolent. Synonyms: sleepy, drowsy, dozy, comatose More Synonyms of somnolent. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If a place is somnolent, it is very peaceful and quiet.
Somnolent Definition. sŏmnə-lənt. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Sleepy; drowsy. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Inducing drowsiness. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: somniferous. somnifacient. slumberous. hypnotic. opiate. narcotic. somnific. soporific. sedative
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Synonyms for SOMNOLENT: sleepy, sleeping, resting, drowsy, slumberous, slumbrous, dozy, asleep; Antonyms of SOMNOLENT: conscious, awake, wakeful, alert, wide-awake, restless, sleepless, restive
somnolent. adjective (Formal) 1. sleepy, drowsy, dozy, comatose, nodding off (informal), torpid, half-awake, heavy-eyed The sedative makes people very somnolent. 2. quiet, peaceful, dull, sleepy, tranquil, inactive the somnolent villages of Sicily.
