somnolent

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 [ˈsɒmnələnt]

adj

1. drowsy; sleepy

2. causing drowsiness

[from Latin somnus sleep]

somnolence , somnolency n

somnolently  adv

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"

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somnolent

adjective (Formal)

1. sleepy, drowsy, dozy, comatose, nodding off (informal), torpid, half-awake, heavy-eyed The sedative makes people very somnolent.

2. quiet, peaceful, dull, sleepy, tranquil, inactive the somnolent villages of Sicily

Translations

somnolent [ˈsɒmnələnt] ADJ (= sleepy) → soñoliento

somnolent

adj

(= sleepy) → schläfrig

(= causing sleep) → einschläfernd

somnolent [ˈsɒmnələnt] adj (liter) → sonnolento/a

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somnolent [ˈsɒmnələnt] adj (liter) → sonnolento/a