somnolent
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somnolent
- /ˈsɒmnələnt/ UK
- /ˈsɑːmnələnt/ US
Where it comes from
First attested in 1615. Borrowed from French somnolent, from Old French sompnolent, from Latin somnolentus, from somnus (“sleep”).
adjective more somnolent · most somnolent
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Drowsy or sleepy.
One minute she was gazing at a mockup of a space capsule, safely surrounded by old, somnolent men; […]
Similar: sleepbound, somniculous, adrowse, bedroomy, dozy, dopey, dragging one's tail, drowsy, eyelids at half-mast, nodding off, oscitant, out of steam
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Causing literal or figurative sleepiness.
As she reached toward the last few fiddleheads growing on the second hummock, her hand froze. She heard the somnolent buzzing of flies again.
Similar: soporific, dormitive, hypnic, hypnotic, slumberous, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, soporiferous, soporous, stupefacient, stupefactive
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adj drowsy
| Español | somnoliento |
|---|---|
| Português | sonolento |
| Français | somnolent |
| Deutsch | schläfrig |
| Italiano | sonnolento |
| Ελληνικά | νυσταγμένος nystagménos, γλαρωμένος glaroménos, νυσταλέος nystaléos, υπναλέος ypnaléos |
| Русский | засыпа́ющий zasypájuščij, дре́млющий drémljuščij, со́нный sónnyj |
Talk about this word "somnolent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/somnolent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. somnolent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/somnolent "somnolent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/somnolent.Cite this
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title = {somnolent},
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