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Meaning of "somnolency" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOMNOLENCY

somnolency  [ˈsɒmnələnsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOMNOLENCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Somnolency 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOMNOLENCY


ambivalency
æmˈbɪvələnsɪ
chaplaincy
ˈtʃæplənsɪ
corpulency
ˈkɔːpjʊlənsɪ
covalency
kəʊˈveɪlənsɪ
equipollency
ˌiːkwɪˈpɒlənsɪ
equivalency
ˌɛkwɪˈveɪlənsɪ
Excellency
ˈɛksələnsɪ
flatulency
ˈflætʃʊlənsɪ
indolency
ˈɪndələnsɪ
multivalency
ˌmʌltɪˈveɪlənsɪ
opulency
ˈɒpjʊlənsɪ
petulancy
ˈpɛtjʊlənsɪ
prevalency
ˈprɛvələnsɪ
redolency
ˈrɛdələnsɪ
repellency
rɪˈpelənsɪ
sanguinolency
sæŋˈɡwɪnələnsɪ
sibilancy
ˈsɪbɪlənsɪ
transcalency
trænzˈkeɪlənsɪ
turbulency
ˈtɜːbjʊlənsɪ
valency
ˈveɪlənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOMNOLENCY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOMNOLENCY

agency
bivalency
divalency
electrovalency
flocculency
fraudulency
monovalency
pentavalency
polyvalency
prepollency
purulency
quadrivalency
quinquevalency
succulency
tervalency
tetravalency
trivalency
truculency
univalency
virulency

Synonyms and antonyms of somnolency in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «somnolency» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOMNOLENCY

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The translations of somnolency from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «somnolency» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

somnolency
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

somnolencia
570 millions of speakers

English

somnolency
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निद्रालुता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

somnolency
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

somnolency
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

somnolency
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিদ্রালুতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

somnolence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Somnolency
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlafsucht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

somnolency
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

somnolency
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Somnolency
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

somnolency
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

somnolency
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सौम्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

somnolency
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sonnolenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

somnolency
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

somnolency
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

somnolență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

somnolency
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaperigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

somnolency
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

somnolency
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of somnolency

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOMNOLENCY»

The term «somnolency» is used very little and occupies the 186.267 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOMNOLENCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «somnolency» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «somnolency» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOMNOLENCY»

Discover the use of somnolency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to somnolency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica
Frequently yawned and sighed (after one hour and a quarter),''. — Gapish and tired (after three hours and a quarter),1. — [100.] Slight inclination to sleep (after three hours and a quarter),1. — Somnolency continuing about an hour (after ten to ...
T. F. Allen, 2013
2
St. Thomas's Hospital Reports
After thirty- five minutes, considerable somnolency, " very heavy for sleep ;" pulse 76, decidedly fuller ; pupils one tenth. After one hour and ten minutes, continued somnolency ; pulse 76, of increased volume and power ; pupils one tenth.
St. Thomas's Hospital (London, England), 1871
3
The old vegetable neurotics, hemlock, opium, belladonna and ...
Somnolency followed, and after half an hour he fell asleep and had a short nap. After 2 hours. Pulse 70, a little fuller and stronger. Pupil □Jj". Somnolency had continued ; and he still felt a little sleepy. (b) Injected £ grain, three hours after tea ; ...
John Harley (M.D.), 1869
4
The Old vegetable neurotics
Somnolency followed, and after half an hour he fell asleep and had a short nap. After 2 hours. Pulse 70, a little fuller and stronger. Pupil -jV'. Somnolency had continued ; and he still felt a little sleepy . (b) Injected £ grain, three hours after tea; ...
John Harley, 1869
5
Edinburgh medical and surgical journal
It disappeared as somnolency and delirium approached. Somnolency was rarely absent, sometimes appeared, at the very beginning, more commonly, however, between the seventh and tenth days. It varied very much in intensity.
‎1830
6
The Medical Times and Gazette: A Journal of Medical Science, ...
Should the somnolency happily pass off, other phenomena become apparent; the circulation becomes more active, warmth returns, and a characteristic pyrcxia occurs, with a variety of adynamic symptoms which we need not describe, but ...
‎1866
7
The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
The operative effects which I observed were a pricking sensation in the skin generally, moderate sweating, warmth in the stomach, relief of pain and watchfuluess, then perhaps some somnolency, vertigo, and imperfection of vision .
‎1834
8
The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal ...
Fourteen days afterwards, when she first came under my care in the Infirmary, she had also somnolency, and dull pain in the pit of the stomach. The pulse was 96 and soft, the tongue and appetite natural, her thirst troublesome, the stools in ...
‎1835
9
Manual of homoeopathic medicine
Somnolency (Lethargic), Coma vigil, and Sleep (stupifying), and likewise, Sect. S, Affections while asleep, Compare also Apoplexy, Chap. VI. SECTION 3. ACCESSORY AFFECTIONS Which hinder sleep, or manifest themselves. Section 2.
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, 1841
10
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
At half past two, pulse still fifty-six — somnolency considerable — sensations exactly like incipient intoxication. At half past three, pulse fifty-six — the mazy feel of the head and the somnolency very considerably increased — some vertigo on  ...
‎1832

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOMNOLENCY»

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In Dickens's footsteps: the streets of London by night
... slovenliness and deterioration, which is not poverty, not dirt, nor intoxication, nor ill-health, but simply Dry Rot . . . a trembling of the limbs, somnolency, misery, ... «The Australian Financial Review, Feb 14»
2
The most magical way to discover a city? Follow Dickens by …
... which is not poverty, not dirt, nor intoxication, nor ill-health, but simply Dry Rot . . . a trembling of the limbs, somnolency, misery, and crumbling to pieces.'. «Daily Mail, Jan 14»
3
Georg Büchners dramatische Lehre vom ganzen Menschen …
Außerdem fordert er genauere anatomische Kenntnisse ein, damit „apoplexies“ von „diseases of lethargy and somnolency“ unterschieden werden können. «literaturkritik.de, Oct 13»
4
World armies still use psychotropic drugs to make fearless machines …
... drug is licensed for use in Britain and the United States only in cases of severe psychoneurological disturbances linked with pathological daytime somnolency. «Pravda, Nov 08»

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