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somnolent

adjective

som·​no·​lent ˈsäm-nə-lənt How to pronounce somnolent (audio)
1
: of a kind likely to induce sleep
a somnolent sermon
2
a
: inclined to or heavy with sleep : drowsy
b
: sleepy sense 2
somnolent rivers
somnolently adverb

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The Sleepy History of Somnolent

Somnolent first appeared in the late 15th century in the redundant phrase "somnolent sleep." It came into English by way of Anglo-French from the Latin word somnolentus, which itself comes from somnus, meaning "sleep." Another offspring of somnus is somnambulism, a synonym of sleepwalking. Insomnia is also a member of this sleepy word family, though it might be considered the black sheep, since it means, of course, "the inability to sleep."

Synonyms

Example Sentences

trying to teach somnolent students on a very hot day the somnolent hum of insects in the grass
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English sompnolent, from Anglo-French, from Latin somnolentus, from somnus sleep; akin to Old English swefn sleep, Greek hypnos

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of somnolent was in the 15th century

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