English Explanatory Dictionary

somnolence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A state of drowsiness or sleepiness.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɑm.nə.ləns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-somnolence.wav

Word forms

somnolence somnolences

Etymology

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

Related words

hypersomnia

Derived words

hypersomnolence insomnolence photosomnolence semisomnolence
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