- somnolence, somnolency
- 1. An inclination to sleep. SYN: sleepiness. 2. A condition of obtusion. SYN: somnolentia (1). [L. somnolentia]
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somnolence, somnolency
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Somnolency — Somnolence Som no*lence, Somnolency Som no*len*cy, n. [L. somnolentia: cf. F. somnolence.] Sleepiness; drowsiness; inclination to sleep. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Somnolence — Som no*lence, Somnolency Som no*len*cy, n. [L. somnolentia: cf. F. somnolence.] Sleepiness; drowsiness; inclination to sleep. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
somnolency — noun somnolence; drowsiness … Wiktionary
somnolence — Synonyms and related words: acedia, apathy, boredom, doziness, drowsiness, dullness, enervation, ennui, fatigue, heaviness, hebetude, inanimation, indifference, jadedness, lackadaisicalness, languidness, languishment, languor, languorousness,… … Moby Thesaurus
somnolence — n. Sleepiness, drowsiness, doziness, somnolency … New dictionary of synonyms
somnolency — n. See somnolence … New dictionary of synonyms
somnolency — noun see somnolence … Useful english dictionary
somnolent — somnolence, somnolency, n. somnolently, adv. /som neuh leuhnt/, adj. 1. sleepy; drowsy. 2. tending to cause sleep. [1425 75; late ME sompnolent < OF < L somnolentus, deriv. of somnus sleep; see ULENT] Syn. 1. slumberous. 2. somniferous, soporific … Universalium
languor — I noun apathy, debility, drowsiness, dullness, emasculation, enervation, fatigue, feebleness, heaviness, hebetude, helplessness, idleness, immobility, impotence, inaction, inactivity, indifference, indolence, inertness, inexcitability, lack of… … Law dictionary
drowsiness — Synonyms and related words: acedia, apathy, boredom, doziness, dullness, enervation, ennui, fatigue, heaviness, hebetude, inanimation, indifference, jadedness, lackadaisicalness, languidness, languishment, languor, languorousness, lassitude,… … Moby Thesaurus
