Somnolent

Definition: Somnolent

Somnolent

Adjective

1. Inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a a somnolent effect".

Date "somnolent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1831. (references)

Etymology: Somnolent \Som"no*lent\, adjective. [French expression somnolent, from Latin expression somnolentus, from somnus sleep, akin to Greek, Sanskrit svapna sleep, dream, svap to sleep, Icelandic sofa, Anglo-Saxon swefn sleep. Compare to Hypnotic, Somnambulism, Soporific.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Somnolent

Synonyms: slumberous (adj), slumbery (adj), slumbrous (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Inactivity	Sleepy, sleepful; dozy, drowsy, somnolent, torpescent, lethargic, lethargical; somnifacient; statuvolent, statuvolic; heavy, heavy with sleep; napping; somnific, somniferous; soporous, soporific, soporiferous; hypnotic; balmy, dreamy; unawakened, unawakened.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Somnolent

English words defined with "somnolent": slumberous, slumbery, slumbrous, Somnolism. (references)

Etymologies containing "somnolent": somnambulation. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Somnolent" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (drowsy, sleepy, slumbering, slumberous, slumberously, somnolent), Romanian (dormant, drowsy, sleepy, somnolent).

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	Joe Termini the Somnolent Melodist (1926)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	PET scan on an 11-year-old boy with hemophilia and AIDS. Before treatment subject was confused and somnolent. These symptoms were resolved with AZT therapy. The increase in green and red areas after treatment denotes a rise in glucose metabolism, indicating an improvement in brain function. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

"Somnolent" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Somnolent" is used about 21 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	21	76,261

Expression using "somnolent": be somnolent. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "somnolent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i përgjumur (asleep, dopey, dopy, dormant, dozy, drowsy, lethargic, sleepy, slumberous, soporific), i dremitur, gjumëdhënës (somnifacient). (various references)

Arabic		‏مخدر (anaesthetic, anaesthetized, anesthetic, anesthetized, benumbed, dope, doped, drug, drugged, narcosis, narcotic, narcotized, opiate, pain killer, soporific, stupefied, stupid, torpid), ‏نعسان (drowsy, heavy, sleepy, soporific). (various references)

Bulgarian		сънлив (dozy, drowsy, lethargic, poppied, sleepy, slumberous), приспивен (sleepy, slumberous), полусънен (dozing, half asleep). (various references)

Czech		ospalý (dopey, dozy, drowsy, languorous, nappy, sleepy, slumberous, soporific). (various references)

Danish		somnolent-ophtalmoplegisk syndrom (somnolent-ophthalmoplegic syndrome). (various references)

Farsi		خواب الود (Dreamy, Drowsy, Heavy, Sleepy, Soporific), درحالت خواب وبیدار. (various references)

French		somnolent. (various references)

German		schläfrig (dozy, drowsy, languorous, lethargic, lethargically, sleepily, sleepy, slumberous, slumbrous). (various references)

Greek		νυστάζων (sleepy, slumberous), νυσταγμένοσ (sleepy), υπνηλόσ (sleepy), υπναλέοσ. (various references)

Hebrew		מ� ומ� ם (dozy, drowsy, sleepy), אחוז ש� �" (drowsy, sleepy), ר�"ים (drowsy, sleepy), ר�"ום (drowsy, lethargic, sleepy, slumberous, soporose). (various references)

Hungarian		szunyókáló, álmos (dozy, drowsy, heavy, jog-trot, peepy, sleepy, sleepy-head). (various references)

Indonesian		kelenaan (soporific). (various references)

Italian		sonnolento (dozy, drowsy, sleepy). (various references)

Manx		saveenagh (dozy, drowsy, sleepy, slumberer). (various references)

Pig Latin		omnolentsay

Portuguese		sonolento (dormant, dozy, drowsy, poppied, sleepy, slumberous). (various references)

Romanian		somnolent (dormant, drowsy, sleepy). (various references)

Russian		сонный (dozy, drowsy, heavy-headed, poppied, sleepy, slumberous, slumbery, slumbrous, snoozy), сонливый (dozy, drowsy). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		somnolentan, uspavan (sleepy, somnifacient), pospan (dreamy, drowsy, sleepy). (various references)

Spanish		soñoliento (dozy, drab, drowsy, drowsy-head, sleepy, slumberous). (various references)

Swedish		sömnig (dozy, drowsy, languorous, sleepy, slumberous). (various references)

Turkish		uyuklayan (napping, slumberous), uyuşukluk yapan, uyku getiren, uyku basmış. (various references)

Ukrainian		сонний (heavy-handed, morphemic, poppied, sleepy, slumbery, somniferous, soporific, yawny), заколисливий (drowsy, slumberous, slumbrous, yawny). (various references)

Vietnamese		mơ m� ng (musing). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "somnolent": somnolently. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Somnolent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: semnolent, somnalent, somnulent. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "somnolent" (pronounced sÄ"mnulunt)
5	-u l u n t	ambivalent, benevolent, equivalent, excellent, flatulent, fraudulent, indolent, insolent, jubilant, malevolent, nonviolent, opulent, petulant, prevalent, stimulant, succulent, truculent, turbulent, vigilant, violent, virulent.
4	-l u n t	assailant, coolant, divalent, esculent, gallant, inhalant, monovalent, propellant, repellent, sealant, silent, talent, tetravalent.
3	-u n t	abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, errant, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, frequent, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, solvent, stagnant, statement, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, tumescent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, warrant, wonderment.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-l-m-n-n-o-o-s-t"
	-1 letter: moonlets.
	-2 letters: loments, meltons, moonlet, moonset.
	-3 letters: lemons, lentos, loment, loosen, melons, melton, molest, molten, montes, motels, nelson, nonets, osmole, solemn, sonnet, stolen, stolon, telson, tenons, tonnes.
	-4 letters: enols, lemon, lenos, lento, looms, loons, loose, loots, lotos, melon, melts, meson, moles, molto, molts, monos, monte, mools, moons, moose, moots, moste, motel, motes, neons, noels.
	Words containing the letters "e-l-m-n-n-o-o-s-t"
	+2 letters: somnolently.
	+3 letters: controlments, nomenclators, nontemporals.
	+4 letters: monofilaments, nonmotilities, nonpetroleums, solemnization.
	+5 letters: compensational, contemplations, conterminously, monocotyledons, motionlessness, noncombustible, nonemployments, nonfilamentous, solemnizations, triamcinolones.
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