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# sleepiness

«sleepiness» in Mova's school dictionary: **the feeling of being sleepy, when you are tired and want…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (sleepiness — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Sleepiness is the feeling of being sleepy, when you are tired and want to sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepiness/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in health lessons: sleepiness in the day can mean you need more sleep at night; screens before bed can cause it. Medicines can cause sleepiness (warning on labels). Safety: drivers must not drive when sleepy.

### examples

- I felt a wave of sleepiness after lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepiness/#x1)
- Too much screen time before bed can cause sleepiness at school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepiness/#x2)
- This medicine may cause sleepiness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepiness/#x3)
- Sleepiness while driving is dangerous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepiness/#x4)
- Her sleepiness meant she could not focus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepiness/#x5)
- Yawning is a sign of sleepiness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepiness/#x6)
- The coyote was affected by both sleepiness and pride. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepiness/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. From "sleepy" (y to i + -ness). Related: sleep, sleepy, sleepily.

### In the corpora

- [After a head bump, signs like sleepiness, being sick or a bad headache can appear hours later and need a doctor.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/290-first-aid-water-and-growing-up/25/)
- [Some older hay fever tablets (antihistamines) reach the brain and cause sleepiness, and pharmacists can suggest non-drowsy kinds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/19-antibiotics-viruses-and-side-effects/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sleepiness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepiness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.