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11Somnolently — Somnolent Som no*lent, a. [F. somnolent, L. somnolentus, from somnus sleep, akin to Gr. ?, Skr. svapna sleep, dream, svap to sleep, Icel. sofa, AS. swefn sleep. Cf. {Hypnotic}, {Somnambulism}, {Soporific}.] Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep. {Som …
12Changes to Old English vocabulary — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects …
13Opium and Romanticism — Readers of Romantic poetry usually come into contact with literary criticisms about the influence of opium on its works. Whether or not opium had a direct effect is still up for debate, however the literary criticisms that have emerged throughout …
14Sleepful — Sleep ful, a. Strongly inclined to sleep; very sleepy. {Sleep ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
15Sleepfulness — Sleepful Sleep ful, a. Strongly inclined to sleep; very sleepy. {Sleep ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
16sleepy — sleepily, adv. sleepiness, n. /slee pee/, adj., sleepier, sleepiest. 1. ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy. 2. of or showing drowsiness. 3. languid; languorous: a sleepy gesture. 4. lethargic; sluggish: a sleepy brook. 5. q …
17sleeper — (n.) early 13c., one who sleeps, one who is inclined to sleep much, agent noun of SLEEP (Cf. sleep) (v.). Meaning railroad sleeping car is from 1875. Sense of something whose importance proves to be greater than expected first attested 1892,… …
18hypnotic — /hɪpˈnɒtɪk / (say hip notik) adjective 1. relating to hypnosis or hypnotism. 2. susceptible to hypnotism, as a person. 3. hypnotised. 4. inducing sleep. –noun 5. an agent or drug that produces sleep; a sedative. 6. someone subject to hypnotic… …
19sleepy — /ˈslipi/ (say sleepee) adjective (sleepier, sleepiest) 1. ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy. 2. of or showing drowsiness. 3. languid; languorous. 4. lethargic; sluggish. 5. quiet: a sleepy village. 6. inducing sleep. {sleep + y1} –sleepily,… …
20sleepy — [slē′pē] adj. sleepier, sleepiest 1. ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy 2. not very active; dull; quiet [a sleepy little town] 3. of, causing, or showing drowsiness SYN. SLEEPY applies to a person who is nearly overcome by a desire to sleep and,… …
