somnolent

Examples

• All

• The polling place at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School in Orinda was somnolent.

  Blog text (4)

• In the dimness beyond them, I make out somnolent stirrings, seductive in their rhythms, and am afraid to enter.

  Fiction book (1992)

• I grew to love the somnolent landscapes and old houses.

  Fiction book (1996)

• But maybe it will cause somnolent Americans to wake up and start taking responsibility for themselves and their governments.

  Blog text (3)

• Somnolent but fevered, Roth's prose recalls the languorous energy of Chagall's canvases and the intimate abstractions of Rothko's work.

  Academic text (2008)

• After a long day of hiking, I felt quite somnolent and could hardly keep my eyes open.

• His somnolent voice made it difficult for the audience to stay awake during the lecture.

Synonyms

S

sleepy

vssomnolent

142 1.0

Feeling very tired and wanting to close your eyes

is broader and also covers things that make people sleep

D

drowsy

vssomnolent

22 2.7

Feeling sleepy and not fully awake, often because you are tired or bored

can also mean things that cause sleep, not only the state itself

L

lethargic

vssomnolent

15 5.3

Being very tired and slow with little interest or energy

relates more to sleepiness or sleep-inducing qualities rather than mere sluggishness

D

dopey

vssomnolent

• Informal

3 4.0

Feeling sleepy, slow, and not very alert

is narrower by focusing on sleepiness specifically, not general sluggishness

S

soporific

vssomnolent

3 8.6

Making you feel sleepy

can also mean the experience of being ready to fall asleep

D

dozy

vssomnolent

1 4.3

Sleepy and likely to fall asleep

also applies to agents or situations that induce sleep rather than only the feeling

S

sleepy-eyed

vssomnolent

1 4.0

Having eyes that look tired and like you want to close them

covers both visible signs and things that bring on sleep

S

sleepyheaded

vssomnolent

1 5.3

Very tired and unable to keep your eyes open

can also describe items that induce sleep, not only strong personal sleepiness

S

snoozy

vssomnolent

• Informal

1 4.6

Feeling sleepy or making you want to sleep

is more clinical and also includes things that cause sleep

H

hebetudinous

vssomnolent

• Archaic

1 9.9

A person who is slow in thinking and low in energy

focuses more on low energy rather than directly causing sleep

S

slumberous

vssomnolent

• Literature

7.6

Calm and quiet in a way that makes you feel sleepy

is more general and also names causes of sleepiness

S

slumbrous

vssomnolent

• Literature

9.9

A calm, quiet mood that makes you feel sleepy

includes both peaceful feel and items that actively induce sleep

S

slumbery

vssomnolent

• Archaic

9.9

Having a sleepy, calm feeling that makes you relax

is the modern, broader term covering both feeling and causing sleep

S

somniferous

vssomnolent

• Specialized

9.9

Causes someone to sleep or feel very sleepy

also covers feeling sleepy, not only items that induce sleep

S

somnific

vssomnolent

• Specialized

9.9

Making someone feel sleepy or fall asleep

is broader by including the personal feeling of needing sleep

S

soporiferous

vssomnolent

• Formal

9.9

Making someone feel very sleepy

also labels the sleepy condition itself, not only inducing agents

O

oscitant

vssomnolent

• Archaic

9.9

Showing boredom by yawning or being very sleepy

is the broader label that also covers things causing sleepiness

Antonyms

A

awake

432 1.0

Not sleeping and able to think clearly

A

alert

82 2.8

Quick to notice and respond to what is happening

How Sleepy

groggy

21 5.6

somnolent

• Formal

2 8.4

sleepy

142 1.0

drowsy

22 2.7

dozy

1 4.3

alert

82 2.8

awake

432 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology