Synonyms for somnolence
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : som-nuh-luhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɒm nə lənt |
Top 10 synonyms for somnolence Other synonyms for the word somnolence
- blackout
- break
- breather
- breathing space
- calm
- calmness
- cessation
- coffee break
- comfort
- composure
- cutoff
- downtime
- doze
- dreaminess
- drowsiness
- dullness
- ease
- faint
- fainting
- fatigue
- forty winks
- halt
- hebetude
- holiday
- hush
- hypnosis
- idleness
- inertia
- inertness
- insensibility
- interlude
- intermission
- interval
- languor
- lassitude
- laziness
- leisure
- lethargy
- letup
- lull
- motionlessness
- nap
- narcosis
- numbness
- pause
- peace
- petrifaction
- quiescence
- quiet
- quietude
- recess
- recreation
- refreshment
- relaxation
- relief
- repose
- respite
- siesta
- silence
- sleep
- slumber
- somnolence
- sopor
- standstill
- stay
- stillness
- stop
- stupefaction
- suspended animation
- swoon
- swooning
- syncope
- time off
- tiredness
- torpidity
- torpor
- tranquillity
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for somnolence
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