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   somnolent

   /ˈsɒmnələnt/

   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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOMNOLENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Somnolent means almost sleeping, or causing sleep. Learn how to use this literary adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in different languages.

   • English (US)

     adjective. literary us / ˈsɑːm.n ə l.ənt / uk / ˈsɒm.n ə...

   • Znaczenie Somnolent, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     somnolent definicja: 1. almost sleeping, or causing sleep:...

   • Traditional

     SOMNOLENT translate: 瞌睡的，催眠的，令人昏昏欲睡的. Learn more in the...

   • Somnolent in Simplified Chinese

     SOMNOLENT translate: 瞌睡的，催眠的，令人昏昏欲睡的. Learn more in the...

   • Translate English to Portuguese

     somnolent translate: sonolento. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     somnolent 의미, 정의, somnolent의 정의: 1. almost sleeping, or...

   • Pronunciation in English

     somnolent pronunciation. How to say somnolent. Listen to the...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › somnolentSomnolent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Somnolent means of a kind likely to induce sleep, inclined to or heavy with sleep, or sleepy. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and related words of somnolent from the online dictionary.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › somnolentSOMNOLENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Somnolent definition: sleepy; drowsy.. See examples of SOMNOLENT used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySOMNOLENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Somnolent means almost sleeping, or causing sleep. Learn how to use this literary adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in different languages.

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

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   Somnolent means feeling sleepy or very peaceful and quiet. Learn more about its pronunciation, word frequency, derived forms, and examples of usage from Collins English Dictionary.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › somnolentsomnolent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Somnolent means almost asleep or making you feel tired. Learn how to use this formal adjective with pictures, synonyms and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › somnolentSomnolent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you're somnolent, you're feeling sleepy or drowsy. It's best to avoid operating speedboats or motorcycles when you're somnolent . Somnolent comes from the Latin word somnolentia , meaning sleepiness, which in turn is from the Latin root somnus , for sleep.