somnolence

Noun
US[som-nuh-luhns]/ˈsɑmnələns/3 syllables
Synonyms: sleepinessdrowsiness

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a very sleepy state“sleepiness causes many driving accidents”Synonyms: sleepinessdrowsinessType of temporary stateKinds oscitancy, oscitance

Related words somnolent adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Som′no·lence, Som′no·len·cy noun

Origin: L. somnolentia: cf. F. somnolence.

Sleepiness; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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