somnolent

  • 41somnolent — som•no•lent [[t]ˈsɒm nə lənt[/t]] adj. 1) sleepy; drowsy 2) pha tending to cause sleep • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME sompnolent < OF < L somnolentus, der. of somnus sleep som′no•lence, n. som′no•lent•ly, adv …

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  • 42somnolent — /ˈsɒmnələnt / (say somnuhluhnt) adjective 1. sleepy; drowsy. 2. tending to cause sleep. {late Middle English, from Latin somnolentus} –somnolence, somnolency, noun –somnolently, adverb …

  • 43somnolent —   a. sleepy; causing, or resembling, sleep.    ♦ somnolescent, a. becoming sleepy.    ♦ somnolence, n.    ♦ somnorific, a. soporific …

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  • 44somnolent — adj. 1 sleepy, drowsy. 2 inducing drowsiness. 3 Med. in a state between sleeping and waking. Derivatives: somnolence n. somnolency n. somnolently adv. Etymology: ME f. OF sompnolent or L somnolentus f. somnus sleep …

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  • 45Somnolent City of the Sahara — Timbuktu …

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  • 46somnolente — ● somnolent, somnolente adjectif (bas latin somnolentus, du latin classique somnus, sommeil) Qui est en état de somnolence, à demi assoupi : Un voyageur somnolent. Littéraire. Qui manque d activité et semble plongé dans un état de torpeur : Une… …

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  • 47Somnolently — Somnolent Som no*lent, a. [F. somnolent, L. somnolentus, from somnus sleep, akin to Gr. ?, Skr. svapna sleep, dream, svap to sleep, Icel. sofa, AS. swefn sleep. Cf. {Hypnotic}, {Somnambulism}, {Soporific}.] Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep. {Som …

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  • 48somnolence — somnolent ► ADJECTIVE 1) sleepy; drowsy. 2) inducing drowsiness. DERIVATIVES somnolence noun somnolently adverb. ORIGIN Latin somnolentus, from somnus sleep …

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  • 49somnolently — somnolent ► ADJECTIVE 1) sleepy; drowsy. 2) inducing drowsiness. DERIVATIVES somnolence noun somnolently adverb. ORIGIN Latin somnolentus, from somnus sleep …

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  • 50somnoler — [ sɔmnɔle ] v. intr. <conjug. : 1> • av. 1846; du rad. de somnolence 1 ♦ Être dans un état de somnolence, dormir à demi. Somnoler après le repas. 2 ♦ Être inactif, ne pas s exprimer. ⇒ sommeiller. « Des vertus qui somnolent, faute de… …

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