English-Thai Dictionary

somnolent

ADJ ง่วงนอน  อยากจะ นอน  sleepy drowsy slumberous wakeful ngui-non

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOMNOLENT

a.Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOMNOLENT

Som "no *lent, a. Etym: [F. somnolent, L. somnolentus, from somnus sleep, akin to Gr. svapna sleep, dream, svap to sleep, Icel. sofa, AS. swefn sleep. Cf. Hypnotic, Somnambulism, Soporific. ]

 

Defn: Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep. -- Som "no *lent *ly, adv. He had no eye for such phenomens, because he had a somnolent want of interest in them. De Quincey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

somnolent

som no lent |ˈsämnələnt ˈsɑmnələnt | ▶adjective sleepy; drowsy. • causing or suggestive of drowsiness: a somnolent summer day. • Medicine abnormally drowsy. DERIVATIVES som no lence noun, som no len cy noun, som no lent ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘causing sleepiness ’): from Old French sompnolent or Latin somnolentus, from somnus ‘sleep. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

somnolent

somnolent |ˈsɒmnəl (ə )nt | ▶adjective sleepy; drowsy. • causing or suggestive of drowsiness: a somnolent summer day. DERIVATIVES somnolence noun, somnolency noun, somnolently adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘causing sleepiness ’): from Old French sompnolent or Latin somnolentus, from somnus ‘sleep ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

somnolent

somnolent adjective 1 he felt somnolent after lunch: sleepy, drowsy, tired, languid, dozy, groggy, lethargic, sluggish, enervated, torpid; informal snoozy, dopey, yawny; literary slumberous. 2 a somnolent village: quiet, restful, tranquil, calm, peaceful, relaxing, soothing, undisturbed, untroubled.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

somnolent

somnolent adjective 1 he was feeling decidedly somnolent after his lunch: sleepy, drowsy, tired, languid, languorous, heavy-eyed, dozy, nodding, groggy, half asleep, asleep on one's feet, yawning; lethargic, sluggish, inactive, enervated, torpid, comatose; informal snoozy, dopey, yawny; literary slumberous; rare oscitant, slumbersome. 2 the film's action took place in a somnolent northern village: quiet, restful, tranquil, calm, peaceful, pleasant, relaxing, soothing, undisturbed, untroubled, isolated. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS somnolent or soporific? See soporific . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Duden Dictionary

somnolent

som no lent Adjektiv Medizin |somnol e nt |spätlateinisch somnolentus = schlaftrunken, zu lateinisch somnus = Schlaf benommen, krankhaft schläfrig

 

French Dictionary

somnolent

somnolent , ente adj. adjectif Qui est à moitié endormi. : Des spectateurs somnolents. Note Orthographique somno l ent.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

somnolent

som no lent /sɑ́mnələnt |sɔ́m -/形容詞 ｟文 かたく ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 眠い, 眠そうな .2 静かな 〈場所など 〉.～ly 副詞