noctambulism

Questions about noctambulism

What does noctambulism mean?

noctambulism means "walking by a person who is asleep".

How many syllables are in noctambulism?

noctambulism has 4 syllables: noc-tam-bu-lism. The stress falls on "tam".

What is another word for noctambulism?

Close synonyms include sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is noctambulism a common word?

noctambulism is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.