somnolent
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- inclined to or marked by drowsiness
- "the sound had a somnolent effect"
Adj
- Drowsy or sleepy.
- Causing literal or figurative sleepiness.
Origin / Etymology
First attested in 1615. Borrowed from French somnolent, from Old French sompnolent, from Latin somnolentus, from somnus (“sleep”).
Synonyms
adrowse, bedroomy, dormitive, dozy, dragging one's tail, drowsy, eyelids at half-mast, hypnic, hypnotic, nodding off, oscitant, out of steam, sleepbound, sleepish, sleepy, slombry, slumberful, slumberous, slumbersome, slumbery, slumbrous, snoozy, somniculous, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, somnolescent, soporiferous, soporific, soporous, stupefacient, stupefactive, tired, tranquilizing, vapid
Scrabble Score: 11
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