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doziness

noun

as in sleeping
the quality or state of desiring or needing sleep a heavy lunch usually leaves me fighting off a spell of doziness in the afternoon

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doziness
  1. sleeping
  2. sleepiness
  3. fatigue
  4. somnolence
  5. drowsiness
  6. resting
Noun
  • Remaining in this same great room, the main sleeping area is adjacent.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
  • So, pack lots of extra layers and your warmest sleeping system, especially since snow and ice are common sights during this time of year.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of sleeping
Noun
  • In young children, THC intoxication can cause profound sleepiness, confusion, impaired coordination, vomiting and changes in heart rate.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • To sleep, no more Two scientists who identified the role that a key neuropeptide plays in the uncontrollable sleepiness of narcolepsy were one of three recipients of the prestigious Lasker Awards, announced Thursday.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of sleepiness
Noun
  • But unlike actual fatigues, this is cut to drape just right in all the right places and is clean of any distressing and patches.
    — Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond common cold symptoms like a cough, sore throat and runny nose, people sick with COVID-19 often have body aches, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing, headache, fatigue, fever and loss of taste and/or smell.
    — Ann Sheehan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of fatigue
Noun
  • From there, the story builds on the uncertainty, rocking the somnolence of a small town in the province of Badajoz, and forcing a community to choose between disbelief and the need to prove what can’t be seen.
    — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The people went to the emergency department with tachycardia, confusion, anxiety or somnolence, and nausea after eating gummy candies labeled as containing Amanita muscaria mushrooms.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 19 July 2024
Definition of somnolence
Noun
  • Overdosing on the drug can cause extreme drowsiness, confusion, impaired coordination, decreased reflexes, respiratory depression, coma and possible death.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Mild effects, such as drowsiness, headache, insomnia, nausea, and vomiting, are common.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of drowsiness
Noun
  • The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the final resting place of Saint Francis, who founded the Franciscan Order and continually championed peace, fraternity, and care of the natural world.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Officials called the dedication the first step in an ambitious process to improve the Tennessee airport near Parton’s final resting place.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of resting
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“Doziness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doziness. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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