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drowsiness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈdɹæʊːzinəs/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English drowsy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English drowsiness From drowsy + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The state of being drowsy.
   • And most neurologists are in the habit of prescribing antispasticity drugs like tizanidine and baclofen, which are oral and inexpensive, but which cause drowsiness and weaken every muscle in the body, not just the target ones. 2009 March 17, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “After a Stroke, Freeing Muscles With Botox”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2017:

Forms

Translations (102)

sa स्वप्न (state of being drowsy) · es soñolencia (state of being drowsy) · ur جھوم (state of being drowsy) · hu álmosság (state of being drowsy) · pl senność (state of being drowsy) · sl zaspanost (state of being drowsy) · hu aluszékonyság (state of being drowsy) · ga meathchodladh (state of being drowsy) · sv sömnighet (state of being drowsy) · ka ძილიანობა (state of being drowsy) · gd èislean (state of being drowsy) · cmn 嗜睡症 (state of being drowsy) · it sopimento (state of being drowsy) · es somnolencia (state of being drowsy) · cmn 睡意 (state of being drowsy) · la lēthargus (state of being drowsy) · grc ληθᾱργῐ́ᾱ (state of being drowsy) · ru дремо́та (state of being drowsy) · fi uneliaisuus (state of being drowsy) · pi middha (state of being drowsy) · sh fjȁka (state of being drowsy) · cs ospalost (state of being drowsy) · ga sáimhríocht (state of being drowsy) · la somnus (state of being drowsy) · la lēthargia (state of being drowsy) · tr gaflet (state of being drowsy) · uk сонни́ці (state of being drowsy) · fro dorveille (state of being drowsy) · ga marbhnéal (state of being drowsy) · ga scim (state of being drowsy) · ja 眠気 (state of being drowsy) · ur غُنُودَگی (state of being drowsy) · ru сонли́вость (state of being drowsy) · sh mȁmūrnōst (state of being drowsy) · nl slaperigheid (state of being drowsy) · ga sámhántacht (state of being drowsy) · is höfgi (state of being drowsy) · ru спя́чка (state of being drowsy) · ca son (state of being drowsy) · ta தூக்கம் (state of being drowsy) · ar نُعَاس (state of being drowsy) · de Schläfrigkeit (state of being drowsy) · be санлі́васць (state of being drowsy) · ja 眠け (state of being drowsy) · te మైకము (state of being drowsy) · ga múisiam (state of being drowsy) · ota طالغینلق (state of being drowsy) · it sonnolenza (state of being drowsy) · grc νυσταγμός (state of being drowsy) · pl ospałość (state of being drowsy) · es modorra (state of being drowsy) · it sopore (state of being drowsy) · be аспа́ласць (state of being drowsy) · fa خوابآلودی (state of being drowsy) · sh mȁmūrnōst (state of being drowsy) · sh pospanost (state of being drowsy) · es adormecimiento (state of being drowsy) · la sopor (state of being drowsy) · sk ospalosť (state of being drowsy) · es sopor (state of being drowsy) · el νύστα (state of being drowsy) · ca somnolència (state of being drowsy) · ga codlatacht (state of being drowsy) · bg сънли́вост (state of being drowsy) · ka მოთენთილობა (state of being drowsy) · pt sonolência (state of being drowsy) · mk поспаност (state of being drowsy) · th ความง่วง (state of being drowsy) · uk сонли́виці (state of being drowsy) · ga suanmhaireacht (state of being drowsy) · ka თვლემა (state of being drowsy) · tr bilinçsizlik (state of being drowsy) · hi झूम (state of being drowsy) · es duermevela (state of being drowsy) · uk оспа́лість (state of being drowsy) · tr rehavet (state of being drowsy) · pt torpor (state of being drowsy) · fr assoupissement (state of being drowsy) · pl śpiączka (state of being drowsy) · ga múisiúntacht (state of being drowsy) · sh drèmljivōst (state of being drowsy) · ar سِنَة (state of being drowsy) · it letargia (state of being drowsy) · lv miegainība (state of being drowsy) · sh дрѐмљиво̄ст (state of being drowsy) · ga míogarnach (state of being drowsy) · tl antok (state of being drowsy) · nv bił (state of being drowsy) · it abbiocco (state of being drowsy) · fr somnolence (state of being drowsy) · la somnolentia (state of being drowsy) · ta அசதி (state of being drowsy) · uk со́нність (state of being drowsy) · xcl նիրհ (state of being drowsy) · uk сонли́вість (state of being drowsy) · lv miegainums (state of being drowsy) · ko 졸음 (state of being drowsy) · cmn 嗜睡 (state of being drowsy) · tr uyuşukluk (state of being drowsy) · uk сонно́та (state of being drowsy) · fr torpeur (state of being drowsy) · ta மயக்கம் (state of being drowsy)