somnolence means A state of drowsiness or sleepiness. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.
somnolence is pronounced /ˈsɑm.nə.ləns/.
Why “somnolence” is a great word
SOMNOLENCE — [Noun] A state of drowsiness or sleepiness. From Late Latin somnolentia, from Latin somnus ("sleep"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos ("sleep, slumber"). Unlike "lethargy," which implies a pathological draining of vitality, or "stupor," which suggests a shock-induced numbness, somnolence is the gentle, gravitational pull of the body's own lawful tide. It is the weight of heavy lids in a library’s afternoon quiet, the rhythmic sway of a train carriage lulling its passengers into a collective dream, the warm, slow surrender to a sofa’s embrace after a full meal—a soft, diurnal reminder that consciousness is but a tenant in a house that belongs to the dark.
noun
- A state of drowsiness or sleepiness.