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somnolent

ˈsɑːmnələntadjective

What does somnolent mean?

Sleepy, or making you feel sleepy.

Somnolent, six ways

PlainSleepy, or making you feel sleepy.
ADHDDrowsy. Half asleep. Could nap.
Gen ZSleepy, like a 3pm lecture after a big lunch.
MetaphorA cat in a sunbeam, in human form.
FormalSleepy or drowsy; also inducing sleep.
Like I’m 5Feeling very sleepy, like you can’t keep your eyes open. That’s somnolent.

How to pronounce somnolent

SOM-nuh-lunt/ˈsɑːmnələnt/

Somnolent in a sentence

The somnolent village stirred only at noon.
The somnolent hum of the fan.
A somnolent patient should not drive.

Synonyms for somnolent

drowsyPlainer.
sleepyPlainest.
soporificMaking you sleepy, not being sleepy.

Somnolent vs soporific: Somnolent is sleepy. Soporific makes you sleepy. The difference, in plain English.

Where somnolent comes from

Latin. Somnus, sleep.

Good to know

Somnolent is the state; soporific is the cause. A soporific lecture makes a somnolent audience.

Somnolent meaning, on a Gloss card: Sleepy, or making you feel sleepy.

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