English Explanatory Dictionary

somnolent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Drowsy or sleepy.
  2. Causing literal or figurative sleepiness.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɒmnələnt/ /ˈsɑːmnələnt/ en-us-somnolent.ogg

Word forms

somnolent more somnolent most somnolent

Etymology

First attested in 1615. Borrowed from French somnolent, from Old French sompnolent, from Latin somnolentus, from somnus (“sleep”).

Synonyms

sleepbound somniculous adrowse bedroomy dozy dopey dragging one's tail drowsy eyelids at half-mast nodding off oscitant out of steam sleepish sleepy slombry snoozy slumberful slumberous slumbersome slumbery somnolent somnolescent tired soporific dormitive hypnic hypnotic somniferous somnific soporiferous soporous stupefacient stupefactive tranquilizing vapid

Derived words

hypersomnolent insomnolent semisomnolent somnolently
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