somnolent (redirected from somnolency)

som·no·lent  (smn-lnt)

adj.

1. Drowsy; sleepy.

2. Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific.

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[Middle English sompnolent, from Old French, from Latin somnolentus : somnus, sleep; see swep- in Indo-European roots + -olentus, abounding in.]

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somno·lent·ly adv.

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somnolent

Adjective

Formal drowsy; sleepy [Latin somnus sleep]

somnolence n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

somnolent - inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a somnolent effect" slumbery, slumbrous, slumberous asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"