somnolent

[som-nuh-luh nt] /ˈsɒm nə lənt/
adjective
1.
sleepy; drowsy.
2.
tending to cause sleep.
Origin
1425-75; late Middle English sompnolent < Old French < Latin somnolentus, derivative of somnus sleep; see -ulent
Related forms
somnolence, somnolency, noun
somnolently, adverb
hypersomnolence, noun
hypersomnolent, adjective
hypersomnolently, adverb
semisomnolence, noun
semisomnolent, adjective
semisomnolently, adverb
unsomnolent, adjective
unsomnolently, adverb
Synonyms
1. slumberous. 2. somniferous, soporific.
Examples from the web for somnolence
  • It is shot in slow-motion to convey horror, but it only conveys somnolence.
  • The volcano seemed to return to somnolence early this month.
  • The midday hours, however, were given over to a heat-imposed somnolence.
British Dictionary definitions for somnolence

somnolent

/ˈsɒmnələnt/
adjective
1.
drowsy; sleepy
2.
causing drowsiness
Derived Forms
somnolence, somnolency, noun
somnolently, adverb
Word Origin
C15: from Latin somnus sleep
Word Origin and History for somnolence
n.

late 14c., from Old French sompnolence (14c.), from Latin somnolentia "sleepiness," from somnolentus, from somnus "sleep" (see somnus). Related: Somnolency.

somnolent

adj.

mid-15c., sompnolent, from Old French sompnolent (Modern French somnolent) or directly from Latin somnolentus "sleepy, drowsy," from somnus "sleep" (see Somnus). Respelled 17c. on Latin model.

somnolence in Medicine

somnolence som·no·lence (sŏm'nə-ləns)
n.

  1. A state of drowsiness; sleepiness.

  2. A condition of semiconsciousness approaching coma.

somnolent som·no·lent (sŏm'nə-lənt)
adj.

  1. Drowsy; sleepy.

  2. Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific.

  3. In a condition of incomplete sleep; semicomatose.