Is Somnolence a Word?

Sarah Jenkins
Sarah Jenkins
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Somnolence: Sleepiness, the State of Feeling Drowsy, Ready to Fall Asleep. a Person Experiencing Somnolence Is Somnolent and Is Acting Somnolently. Somnolence...

Is Somnolence a Word?

Somnolence: Sleepiness, the state of feeling drowsy, ready to fall asleep. A person experiencing somnolence is somnolent and is acting somnolently. Somnolence, somnolent, and somnolently go back to the Latin "somnus

somnus
Sleep deprivation, also known as sleep insufficiency or sleeplessness, is the condition of not having adequate duration and/or quality of sleep to support decent alertness, performance, and health. It can be either chronic or acute and may vary widely in severity.
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" meaning (please don't yawn) "sleep."

How do you spell somnolence?

n. A state of drowsiness; sleepiness.

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How do you use somnolence in a sentence?

Somnolence in a Sentence ?
  1. Drifting in an out of the lane, the exhausted driver was overcome with somnolence and struggled to stay awake.
  2. Because the prescribed medication can cause somnolence, the doctor warned the patient that it could make her feel drowsy.
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