SOMNOLENCE

sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence

(noun) a very sleepy state; “sleepiness causes many driving accidents”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

somnolence (usually uncountable, plural somnolences)

A state of drowsiness or sleepiness.

Source: Wiktionary


Som"no*lence, Som"no*len*cy, n. Etym: [L. somnolentia: cf. F. somnolence.]

Definition: Sleepiness; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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