insomnolence en · NOUN
Etymology
From in- + somnolence.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Sleeplessness.
insomnolence is complained of, or if the patient sleeps his rest is disturbed by frightful dreams
1857, O'Bryen Bellingham, A Treatise on Diseases of the Heart:He […] feels out his body from the inside, rarefied and refined by hunger and insomnolence.
2021, A. K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches, Granta Books, page 205:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| insomnolences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |