He had no eye for such phenomena, because he had a somnolent want of interest in them. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
somnolent — somnolent, ente [ sɔmnɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1429, rare av. XIXe; du rad. de somnolence 1 ♦ Qui est en état de somnolence, en demi sommeil. ⇒ assoupi. Être somnolent après un bon repas. 2 ♦ Sans activités; engourdi. ⇒ inactif, 1. mou. « La vie… … Encyclopédie Universelle
somnolent — SOMNOLÉNT, Ă, somnolenţi, te, adj. (Despre oameni şi manifestările lor) Care este în stare de somnolenţă sau trădează somnolenţă; care dormitează (sau pare că dormitează); toropit, moleşit (de somn). – Din fr. somnolent, lat. somnolentus. Trimis… … Dicționar Român
Somnolent — Годы С 2006 по настоящее время Страна … Википедия
somnolent — somnolent, ente (so mno lan, lan t ) adj. Terme de médecine. Qui a rapport à la somnolence. Un état somnolent. Qui est porté à la somnolence. Le malade est somnolent. HISTORIQUE XVe s. • Nostre miserable chair est toute malade et toute… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
somnolent — late 15c., sompnolent, from O.Fr. sompnolent (Mod.Fr. somnolent) or directly from L. somnolentus, from somnus “sleep” (see SOMNOLENCE (Cf. somnolence)). Respelled 17c. on Latin model … Etymology dictionary
Somnolent — (v. lat.), schläfrig, schlafsüchtig; Somnolentia (Somnolenz), Schläfrigkeit, Schlaftrunkenheit, Schlafsucht s. d); vgl Schlaf … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
somnolent — index torpid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
somnolent — *sleepy, drowsy, slumberous Analogous words: sluggish, comatose, *lethargic: inert, *inactive, passive, supine … New Dictionary of Synonyms
somnolent — [adj] sleepy asleep, dozy, drowsy, listless, nodding off, out of it*, sleeping, snoozy*, soporific, tired; concepts 315,539 … New thesaurus
somnolent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) sleepy; drowsy. 2) inducing drowsiness. DERIVATIVES somnolence noun somnolently adverb. ORIGIN Latin somnolentus, from somnus sleep … English terms dictionary
