somnolent

Meaning

1. Drowsy or sleepy.
2. (dated) Causing literal or figurative sleepiness.

Synonyms

sleepy

😪

drowsy

slumberous

slumbrous

soporific

somniferous

slumbery

sluggish

hypnagogic

sedative

dozy

hypnotic

lulling

opiate

balmy

Translations

schläfrig

😪

somnolent

einschläfernd

soñoliento

😪

sonolento

😪

νυσταγμένος

soporifer

soporös

soporifero

verschlafen

υπναλέος

schlaftrunken

υπνηλός

ensommeillé

😴

νυστάζων

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɒmnələnt/

Etymology

First attested in 1615. Borrowed from French somnolent, from Old French sompnolent, from Latin somnolentus, from somnus (“sleep”).