sleepiness

«sleepiness» in Mova's school dictionary: the feeling of being sleepy, when you are tired and want… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (sleepiness — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Sleepiness is the feeling of being sleepy, when you are tired and want to sleep. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in health lessons: sleepiness in the day can mean you need more sleep at night; screens before bed can cause it. Medicines can cause sleepiness (warning on labels). Safety: drivers must not drive when sleepy.

examples

• I felt a wave of sleepiness after lunch. tree →
• Too much screen time before bed can cause sleepiness at school. tree →
• This medicine may cause sleepiness. tree →
• Sleepiness while driving is dangerous. tree →
• Her sleepiness meant she could not focus. tree →
• Yawning is a sign of sleepiness. tree →
• The coyote was affected by both sleepiness and pride. tree →

note

Uncountable. From "sleepy" (y to i + -ness). Related: sleep, sleepy, sleepily.

In the corpora

• After a head bump, signs like sleepiness, being sick or a bad headache can appear hours later and need a doctor.
• Some older hay fever tablets (antihistamines) reach the brain and cause sleepiness, and pharmacists can suggest non-drowsy kinds.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sleepiness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.