somnolence

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somnolence

  • /ˈsɑm.nə.ləns/ US

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Borrowed from Middle French somnolence, from Late Latin somnolentia, derived from Latin somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (“sleep, slumber”).

noun somnolences

  1. uncountable, usually A state of drowsiness or sleepiness.

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noun a state of drowsiness or sleepiness

Españolsomnolencia, soñolencia
한국어졸음 joreum
日本語眠気 nemuke
中文睡意 shuìyì
Portuguêssonolência
Françaissomnolence
DeutschSomnolenz, Schläfrigkeit
Italianosonnolenza
Ελληνικάυπνηλία ypnilía
Русскийсонли́вость sonlívostʹ

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"somnolence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/somnolence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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somnolence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/somnolence

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"somnolence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/somnolence.

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@misc{somnolence_2026,
  title = {somnolence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/somnolence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}