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sleepiness

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sleep·y  (slp)
adj. sleep·i·er, sleep·i·est
1.
a. Ready for or needing sleep.
b. Sluggish from sleep.
2. Inducing sleep.
3. Inactive; quiet: a sleepy rural town.
sleepi·ly adv.
sleepi·ness n.
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Noun1.sleepiness - a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"
drowsiness, somnolence
temporary state - a state that continues for a limited time
oscitance, oscitancy - drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning
sleeplessness, wakefulness - a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep; "accept your wakefulness and sleep in its own contrary way is more likely to come"
Translations
sleepiness [ˈsliːpɪnɪs] n → somnolencia


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