SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
somnolent
adjective
Sleepy or drowsy.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Sleepy
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Usage distinction
Return to topSomnolent concerns a tendency to sleep. Lethargic and languid describe low energy and need not involve sleepiness.
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See somnolent in use
The warm room made the late-afternoon audience somnolent.
A somnolent cousin struggled to keep her eyes open while the family listened to a long recording after lunch.
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