somnolence

«somnolence» in Mova's school dictionary: Sleepiness; the feeling of being drowsy and heavy, ready… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (somnolence — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Sleepiness; the feeling of being drowsy and heavy, ready to fall asleep. tree →

2) (literary) A sleepy, very quiet state of a place. tree →

sense in the lessons

A stiff, formal word: doctors write «somnolence» on reports, and novelists describe «the somnolence of a hot afternoon». In everyday talk people just say «sleepiness» or «drowsiness». Medicine labels may warn that a drug causes somnolence, meaning do not drive.

examples

• A warm room and a long talk filled the class with somnolence. tree →
• The medicine may cause somnolence, so don't operate machines. tree →
• The village lay in the somnolence of a summer afternoon. tree →
• The doctor noted the patient's somnolence. tree →
• After the big lunch, a pleasant somnolence crept over Grandad. tree →
• A strange somnolence fell over the castle in the fairy tale. tree →

note

Uncountable; formal. Adjective: «somnolent». From Latin «somnus» (sleep), like «insomnia» (not being able to sleep).

Trees and pragmatics

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