somnolence
pronunciation
How to pronounce somnolence in British English:
UK ['sɒmnələns]
How to pronounce somnolence in American English:
US ['sɑmnələns]
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- Noun:
- a very sleepy state
Word Origin
- somnolence (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French sompnolence (14c.), from Latin somnolentia "sleepiness," from somnolentus, from somnus "sleep" (see somnus). Related: Somnolency.
Example
- 1. For several years after the 1918 spanish flu pandemic , medical authorities described a seasonal somnolence they called " encephalitis lethargica . "
- 2. Many american gyms , especially those in new york , have devised even more unlikely and exotic novelties to dispel the danger of somnolence .
- 3. The drugs are known to have significant risks and adverse reactions , including somnolence ; weight gain ; increases in blood lipids , triglycerides , and glucose ; hyperprolactinemia ; acute extrapyramidal symptoms ; and tardive dyskinesia .