Antonyms for somnolence

Grammar : Noun

Spell : som-nuh-luhnt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɒm nə lənt

Definition of somnolence

Origin : late 14c., from Old French sompnolence (14c.), from Latin somnolentia "sleepiness," from somnolentus, from somnus "sleep" (see somnus). Related: Somnolency.

As in rest : noun inactivity
As in stupor : noun daze, unconsciousness
As in sleepiness : noun torpor
As in coma : noun deep unconsciousness

Example sentences :

They pretended they desired this tranquillity, and somnolence of their hearts.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

A crack on the head makes you dizzy and into her dizziness a somnolence had entered.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

There could be no doubt of Tim's somnolence for he gave unmistakable evidence of it.
Extract from : « Adrift in the Wilds » by Edward S. Ellis

He broke into camp and roused McHale from a state of somnolence and tobacco.
Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm

Somnolence is nothing more than an inordinate tendency to sleep.
Extract from : « Sleep and Its Derangements » by William A. Hammond

Philadelphia has a traditional reputation for a calm that borders on somnolence.
Extract from : « The Spirit of America » by Henry Van Dyke

In other cases the opposite condition of somnolence may be present.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various

Surely the psyche could not change its degree of somnolence so quickly.
Extract from : « A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis » by Sigmund Freud

She had noticed that the arrival of the bed seemed to draw him from his somnolence.
Extract from : « The Lesser Bourgeoisie » by Honore de Balzac

The lane up to the inn was in its middle-day emptiness and somnolence.
Extract from : « Christopher and Columbus » by Countess Elizabeth Von Arnim

Synonyms for somnolence

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