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A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To the last minute she hopes your conscience will get the better of you and you will settle down again.
Pam Brown

Meaning of "somnolence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOMNOLENCE

somnolence  [ˈsɒmnələns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOMNOLENCE

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Somnolence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOMNOLENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Somnolence

Somnolence is a state of near-sleep, a strong desire for sleep, or sleeping for unusually long periods. It has two distinct meanings, referring both to the usual state preceding falling asleep, and the chronic condition referring to being in that state independent of a circadian rhythm. "Somnolence" is derived from the Latin "somnus" meaning "sleep."...

Definition of somnolence in the English dictionary

The definition of somnolence in the dictionary is the quality or state of being somnolent; sleepiness or drowsiness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOMNOLENCE


ambivalence
æmˈbɪvələns
antiviolence
ˌæntɪˈvaɪələns
benevolence
bɪˈnɛvələns
counterviolence
ˈkaʊntəˌvaɪələns
equivalence
ɪˈkwɪvələns
excellence
ˈɛksələns
hypersomnolence
ˌhaɪpəˈsɒmnələns
indolence
ˈɪndələns
insolence
ˈɪnsələns
insomnolence
ɪnˈsɒmnələns
malevolence
məˈlevələns
nonchalance
ˈnɒnʃələns
nonequivalence
ˌnɒnɪˈkwɪvələns
nonviolence
nɒnˈvaɪələns
omnibenevolence
ˌɒmnɪbəˈnevələns
prevalence
ˈprevələns
quantivalence
kwɒnˈtɪvələns
superexcellence
ˌsuːpərˈɛksələns
ultraviolence
ˌʌltrəˈvaɪələns
violence
ˈvaɪələns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOMNOLENCE

somnial
somniate
somniative
somniatory
somnifacient
somniferous
somniferously
somnific
somniloquence
somniloquies
somniloquise
somniloquism
somniloquist
somniloquize
somniloquous
somniloquy
somnolency
somnolent
somnolently
somnolescent

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOMNOLENCE

at your convenience
condolence
corpulence
covalence
domestic violence
flatulence
fraudulence
opulence
par excellence
pestilence
polyvalence
purulence
radio silence
redolence
repellence
silence
succulence
truculence
turbulence
valence
virulence

Synonyms and antonyms of somnolence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «somnolence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOMNOLENCE

Find out the translation of somnolence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of somnolence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «somnolence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

嗜睡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

somnolencia
570 millions of speakers

English

somnolence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तन्द्रा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نعاس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сонливость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sonolência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিদ্রালুতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

somnolence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Somnolence
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Somnolenz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

眠気
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

졸음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Somnolence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tình trạng mơ màng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झोपडपट्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uyuklama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sonnolenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

senność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сонливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

somnolență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπνηλία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaperigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sömnighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

somnolens
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of somnolence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOMNOLENCE»

The term «somnolence» is regularly used and occupies the 64.741 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOMNOLENCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about somnolence

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QUOTES WITH «SOMNOLENCE»

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Pam Brown
A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To the last minute she hopes your conscience will get the better of you and you will settle down again.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOMNOLENCE»

Discover the use of somnolence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to somnolence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stroke Syndromes
Hypersomnia (drowsiness, somnolence, sleepiness) Hypersomnia can be defined on clinical grounds as an exaggerated sleep propensity with excessive daytime sleepiness, increased daytime napping or prolonged nighttime sleep. Patients ...
Julien Bogousslavsky, Louis R. Caplan, 2001
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Medical Care of Cancer Patients
Somnolence syndrome is most frequently reported in the pediatric population and represents a constellation of one or more effects, such as fatigue, anorexia, headache, nausea and vomiting, irritability, fever, dysphagia, dysarthria, and ataxia.
Sai-Ching Jim Yeung, Carmen P. Escalante, Robert F. Gagel, 2009
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Advances in Disorders of Excessive Somnolence Research and ...
Advances in Disorders of Excessive Somnolence Research and Treatment / 2012 Edition is a ScholarlyPaperTM that delivers timely, authoritative, and intensively focused information about Disorders of Excessive Somnolence in a compact ...
‎2012
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Differential Diagnosis in Internal Medicine: From Symptom to ...
Disturbances of Consciousness: Clinical Features Somnolence, Sopor, and Coma (Quantitative Disturbances of Consciousness) Somnolence. Somnolence ( drowsiness) is the mildest form of a quantitative disturbance of consciousness.
Walter Siegenthaler, 2007
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The Treatment of Disease in TCM: Diseases of the head and ...
Somnolence. (Shi. Shui). Somnolence refers to sleepiness while awake and a virtually permanent desire to sleep. Generally speaking, the duration of sleep is long, and, after waking, the patient soon falls asleep again.
Philippe Sionneau, Lü Gang, 1996
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Sleep and Wakefulness
She developed attacks of somnolence after the peptone treatments were stopped . Resumption of the peptone medication abolished the hypersomnia. May attributed the sleep attacks to ana- phylactic shock. Druckmann (994) observed what ...
Nathaniel Kleitman, 1963
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Biomedicine: A Textbook for Practitioners of Acupuncture & ...
Somnolence, shi mian, literally means addiction to sleep in Chinese. It refers to sleepiness while awake and a virtually permanent desire to sleep. Generally speaking, the duration of sleep is long, and, after waking, the patient soon falls asleep ...
Bruce H. Robinson, 2007
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Clinical Neurology of the Older Adult
Levetiracetam has been shown to have an increased incidence of dizziness and somnolence in a younger adult population, which may be magnified when it is administered to an older population (15). Pregabalin is associated with dizziness,  ...
Joseph I. Sirven, Barbara L. Malamut, 2008
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Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Excessive Daytime Somnolence as the Presenting Symptom of Other Sleep Disorders When excessive daytime somnolence (EDS) is the patient's only complaint, a thorough sleep history is needed in order to determine the etiology. The most ...
David N. F. Fairbanks, Samuel A. Mickelson, B. Tucker Woodson, 2003
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Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice
In response, the brain produces somnolence symptoms. Somnolence syndrome is a collection of symptoms consisting of excessive sleepiness and drowsiness, lethargy and fatigue, accompanied by anorexia and occasional mild headache.
Connie Yarbro, Debra Wujcik, Barbara Holmes Gobel, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOMNOLENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term somnolence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Autoroutes : comment lutter contre la somnolence au volant ?
À tort, car les chiffres sont sans appel : sur autoroute, un accident mortel sur trois est lié à la somnolence. D'après un baromètre européen effectué par Ipsos ... «Le Point, Jul 15»
2
Sécurité routière: la somnolence concerne 1 trajet sur 20
L'été est propice à de longs déplacements en voiture vers des lieux de villégiature souvent éloignés de son point de départ. Le risque de somnolence au volant ... «dh.be, Jul 15»
3
Sur la route des vacances, veillez à la somnolence
La somnolence au volant reste un problème en France. Et ce tout au long de l'année. Mais encore plus après des mois et des mois sans vacances. A la veille ... «ladepeche.fr, Jul 15»
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Un test salivaire pourrait prévenir la somnolence au volant
Leurs expérimentations pourraient aboutir à des tests pour prévenir les accidents de la route dus à la somnolence. Un outil supplémentaire pour prévenir les ... «L'Express, Feb 15»
5
« Mort de fatigue? » Prenez 15 minutes de pause
Les routes et autoroutes de Wallonie seront bordées tout le mois de février de panneaux de sensibilisation à la somnolence au volant, responsable de 20 à 30% ... «lavenir.net, Feb 15»
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George F. Will: Thanks, or something
Before the tryptophan in the turkey induces somnolence, give thanks for living in such an entertaining country. This year, for example, we learned that ... «Washington Post, Nov 14»
7
Sécurité routière. Un café pour lutter contre la somnolence au volant
Afin de prévenir le risque de somnolence au volant, la Fondation Vinci Autoroutes, en charge de l'A11, accueillera les conducteurs aire de Sarthe-Sargé dans le ... «Ouest-France, Oct 14»
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Somnolence au travail : cinq astuces pour être en forme après votre …
Selon une étude réalisée par L'Institut National du Sommeil et de la Vigilance,1 actif sur 4 est victime de somnolence la journée Et si vous êtes ce salarié en ... «Le Huffington Post, Jun 14»
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De nombreux chauffeurs routiers roulent en ayant envie de dormir
... à cause de la somnolence, selon une étude de la fondation Vinci Autoroutes. ... 59 % ont connu un «presque accident» pour cause de somnolence au cours ... «Le Figaro, May 14»
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Sept exercices pour lutter contre la somnolence au travail
Un tiers des cadres s'assoupissent en réunion selon le récent sondage de l'Ifop. Conseils pour lutter contre la fatigue au travail. istock ... «L'Express, Apr 14»

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