somnolence

🇺🇸 /ˈsɑːmnələns/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɒmnələns/
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noun
R

feeling very sleepy

After a long day at work, he was overcome by somnolence.

R

causing sleepiness

The warm, dimly lit room induced a sense of somnolence.

translation

n. feeling very sleepy; causing sleepiness

Word Forms

Plural somnolences