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# somnolence

noun (somnolence — uncountable)

«somnolence» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Sleepiness; the feeling of being drowsy and heavy, ready to fall asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#m1)
2. (literary) A sleepy, very quiet state of a place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#x1)
- The medicine may cause somnolence, so don't operate machines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#x2)
- The village lay in the somnolence of a summer afternoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#x3)
- The doctor noted the patient's somnolence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#x4)
- After the big lunch, a pleasant somnolence crept over Grandad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#x5)
- A strange somnolence fell over the castle in the fairy tale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «somnolence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«somnolence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/somnolence.html) on Mova free.