What does somnolent mean?

somnolent means "inclined to or marked by drowsiness".

How many syllables are in somnolent?

somnolent has 3 syllables: som-no-lent. The stress falls on "som". In IPA it is /ˈsɑmnələnt/.

What is another word for somnolent?

Close synonyms include slumberous, slumbery, slumbrous. 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 somnolent a common word?

somnolent 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.

somnolent — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
inclined to or marked by drowsiness
“slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes”
“`slumbery' is archaic”
“the sound had a somnolent effect”
Synonymsslumberous slumbery slumbrous
Similarasleep

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