somnolent
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som·no·lent
(sŏm′nə-lənt)adj.
1. Drowsy; sleepy.
2. Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific.
[Middle English sompnolent, from Old French, from Latin somnolentus : somnus, sleep; see swep- in Indo-European roots + -olentus, abounding in.]
som′no·lent·ly adv.
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somnolent
(ˈsɒmnələnt)adj
1. drowsy; sleepy
2. causing drowsiness
[C15: from Latin somnus sleep]
ˈsomnolence, ˈsomnolency n
ˈsomnolently adv
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som•no•lent
(ˈsɒm nə lənt)adj.
1. sleepy; drowsy.
2. tending to cause sleep.
[1425–75; late Middle English sompnolent < Old French < Latin somnolentus, derivative of somnus sleep]
som′no•lence, n.
som′no•lent•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | somnolent - inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a somnolent effect" 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.
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somnolent
adjective2. Inducing sleep or sedation:
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somnolent
adj
(= sleepy) → schläfrig
(= causing sleep) → einschläfernd
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somnolent
[ˈsɒmnələnt] adj (liter) → sonnolento/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
somnolent
adj somnoliento, que tiene sueñoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.