somnolent
pronunciation
How to pronounce somnolent in British English:
UK [ˈsɒmnələnt]
How to pronounce somnolent in American English:
US [ˈsɑmnələnt]
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- Adjective:
- inclined to or marked by drowsiness
Word Origin
- 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.
Example
- 1. I returned to collect my somnolent children .
- 2. The world is more somnolent than you think .
- 3. Because of his somnolent voice students find it difficult to concentrate in his classes .
- 4. It has somnolent universities , little history of individual dissent and no recent parliamentary tradition .
- 5. However its more common usage is as somnolent and as a short term treatment of sleeplessness .