What does somnolent mean?
Somnolent means Drowsy or sleepy..
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/ˈsɒmnələnt/ · adjective
Drowsy or sleepy..
One minute she was gazing at a mockup of a space capsule, safely surrounded by old, somnolent men; […]
[…]; and in chronicling the passing parade of Harry's life, the books have also created a Kodachrome-sharp picture of American life - the psychic ups and downs, enthusiasms and reversals experienced by this nation as it moved from the somnolent 50's through the upheavals of the 60's and 70's into the uncertainties of the 80's.
My tiger is deep in somnolent sleep dreaming of chases remembered! His keen eyes are glinting! He dreams of a sprinting sambar who'll soon be dismembered!
As she reached toward the last few fiddleheads growing on the second hummock, her hand froze. She heard the somnolent buzzing of flies again.
Use somnolent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Somnolent means Drowsy or sleepy..
Common synonyms include sleepbound, somniculous, adrowse, bedroomy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
One minute she was gazing at a mockup of a space capsule, safely surrounded by old, somnolent men; […]
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