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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