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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
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somnolent

adjective
1. Ready for or needing sleep:
dozy, drowsy, nodding, sleepy, slumberous, slumbery, soporific.
2. Inducing sleep or sedation:
hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, slumberous, somnifacient, somniferous, somnific, soporific.
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Translations

somnolent

[ˈsɒmnələnt] ADJ (= sleepy) → soñoliento
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somnolent

adj
(= sleepy) → schläfrig
(= causing sleep) → einschläfernd
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somnolent

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

adj somnoliento, que tiene sueño
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