somnolent.

Sleepy or marked by a drowsy lack of activity.

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Words that belong together

• somnolent village
• somnolent afternoon

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The village seemed somnolent after lunch.

A somnolent afternoon passed without visitors.

He became somnolent beside the fire.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: More somnolent; most somnolent where gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.