somnolence

somnolence

noun

Definition of SOMNOLENCE

the quality or state of desiring or needing sleep <somnolence is likely to be the most typical and telling reaction to this novel>

Synonyms doziness, drowsiness, somnolence

Related Words fatigue, tiredness, weariness; lassitude, lethargy, sluggishness, torpidity, torpor; dozing, resting, sleeping, slumbering; oversleeping

Near Antonyms awareness, consciousness

Antonyms insomnia, sleeplessness, wakefulness