somnolent C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈsɑːmnələnt/ UK /ˈsɒmnələnt/ See IPA manual Freq #170206 Meanings 1 adj Causing literal or figurative sleepiness. As she reached toward the last few fiddleheads growing on the second hummock, her hand froze. She heard the somnolent buzzing of flies again. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · causing literal or... dormitivehypnichypnoticslumberoussomniferoussomnificsomnolentsoporiferous Word family Forms somnolencesomnolently Derived forms hypersomnolentinsomnolentsemisomnolentsomnolently Etymology First attested in 1615. Borrowed from French somnolent, from Old French sompnolent, from Latin somnolentus, from somnus (“sleep”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # somnolent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsɑːmnələnt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɒmnələnt/ **Frequency rank:** 170206 ## Meanings 1. Causing literal or figurative sleepiness. ## Examples - As she reached toward the last few fiddleheads growing on the second hummock, her hand froze. She heard the somnolent buzzing of flies again. ## Synonyms - dormitive - hypnic - hypnotic - slumberous - somniferous - somnific - somnolent - soporiferous ## Derived Forms - hypersomnolent - insomnolent - semisomnolent - somnolently ## Etymology First attested in 1615. Borrowed from French somnolent, from Old French sompnolent, from Latin somnolentus, from somnus (“sleep”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown