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# somnolence

«somnolence» in Mova's school dictionary: **Sleepiness; the feeling of being drowsy and heavy, ready…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (somnolence — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Sleepiness; the feeling of being drowsy and heavy, ready to fall asleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#m1)

2) (literary) A sleepy, very quiet state of a place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A stiff, formal word: doctors write «somnolence» on reports, and novelists describe «the somnolence of a hot afternoon». In everyday talk people just say «sleepiness» or «drowsiness». Medicine labels may warn that a drug causes somnolence, meaning do not drive.

### examples

- A warm room and a long talk filled the class with somnolence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#x1)
- The medicine may cause somnolence, so don't operate machines. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#x2)
- The village lay in the somnolence of a summer afternoon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#x3)
- The doctor noted the patient's somnolence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#x4)
- After the big lunch, a pleasant somnolence crept over Grandad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#x5)
- A strange somnolence fell over the castle in the fairy tale. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/#x6)

### note

Uncountable; formal. Adjective: «somnolent». From Latin «somnus» (sleep), like «insomnia» (not being able to sleep).

### Trees and pragmatics

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