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   Som·no·lent

   /ˈsämnələnt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. sleepy; drowsy. Similar sleepydrowsytiredlanguidlanguorousheavy-eyeddozynoddinggroggyhalf asleepasleep on one's feetyawninglethargicsluggishinactiveenervatedtorpidcomatoseinformal:snoozydopeyyawnyliterary:slumberousrare:oscitantslumbersomequietrestfultranquilcalmpeacefulpleasantrelaxingsoothingundisturbeduntroubledisolated
   • ▪ causing or suggestive of drowsiness: "a somnolent summer day"
   • ▪ abnormally drowsy.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘causing sleepiness’): from Old French sompnolent or Latin somnolentus, from somnus ‘sleep’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. somnolence noun
   • 2. somnolency noun
   • 3. somnolently adverb

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   SOMNOLENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of somnolent in English. somnolent. adjective. literary us / ˈsɑːm.n ə l.ənt / uk / ˈsɒm.n ə l.ənt / Add to word list. almost sleeping, or causing sleep: a somnolent summer's afternoon. the somnolent towns of the Midwest. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   Somnolent comes from the Latin word somnolentia, meaning sleepiness, which in turn is from the Latin root somnus, for sleep. You can feel somnolent, or describe something as somnolent. As an adjective it describes something that is likely to induce sleep, like a boring movie in an overheated theater, or the low, somnolent lighting in a museum ...

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsomnolent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   making you feel tired. Definition of somnolent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › somnolentSomnolent - definition of somnolent by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Drowsy; sleepy. 2. Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific. [Middle English sompnolent, from Old French, from Latin somnolentus : somnus, sleep; see swep- in Indo-European roots + -olentus, abounding in .] som′no·lent·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSOMNOLENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · 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 . [literary]

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   Somnolent definition, sleepy; drowsy. See more. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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   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