SOMNOLENCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A very sleepy state

Example:

sleepiness causes many driving accidents

Synonyms:

drowsiness; sleepiness; somnolence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("somnolence" is a kind of...):

temporary state (a state that continues for a limited time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "somnolence"):

oscitance; oscitancy (drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning)

Derivation:

somnolent (inclined to or marked by drowsiness)