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somnolence

/ˈsɑm.nə.ləns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
som-no-lence
IPA
/ˈsɑm.nə.ləns/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of drowsiness or sleepiness.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French somnolence, from Late Latin somnolentia, derived from Latin somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (“sleep, slumber”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *swep-, somnolence, somnolentia, somnus, *swépnos

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɑm.nə.ləns/

Usage

Inflected Forms

somnolences (plural)

Derived Forms

hypersomnolence insomnolence photosomnolence semisomnolence

Frequently Paired Words

hypersomnia

Synonyms

sleepiness drowsiness

Questions

How do you pronounce somnolence?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑm.nə.ləns/.
What does somnolence mean?
A state of drowsiness or sleepiness.
Where does somnolence come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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