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somnolence

US/ˈsɑm.nə.ləns/

somnolence noun: a state of drowsiness or sleepiness.

Noun

somnolence (usually uncountable, plural somnolences)

  1. (usually) A state of drowsiness or sleepiness.

somnolence meaning in Tamil, Persian and Thai

somnolence in Tamil

உறக்க நடையர், தூக்க நடையர், உறக்கம், அதீத தூக்கம்

somnolence in Persian

a state of drowsiness or sleepiness
خوابآلودی xâb-âludi

somnolence in Thai

a state of drowsiness or sleepiness
ความง่วง kwaam-ngûuang

Forms of somnolence

pluralsomnolences

Origin of somnolence

Borrowed from Middle French somnolence, from Late Latin somnolentia, derived from Latin somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (“sleep, slumber”).

Words formed from somnolence

Questions about somnolence

What does somnolence mean?
Somnolence means a state of drowsiness or sleepiness.
What is somnolence in Tamil?
Somnolence in Tamil is உறக்க நடையர், தூக்க நடையர், உறக்கம். See Somnolence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is somnolence?
Somnolence is a noun.
How do you pronounce somnolence?
Somnolence is pronounced /ˈsɑm.nə.ləns/ (US).
What is the plural of somnolence?
The plural of somnolence is somnolences.

Words near somnolence in the dictionary

  1. somnogenicity
  2. somnogram
  3. somnograms
  4. somnographic
  5. somnography
  6. somnolence
  7. somnolences
  8. somnolency
  9. somnolent
  10. somnolently
  11. somnolescence

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