adj
Meaning 1
In a coma: unconscious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the patient was comatose for 2 weeks before finally passing away.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
comatose
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈkəʊ.məˌtoʊs/
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UK: /ˈkɒm.əˌtəʊs/
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US: /ˈkoʊ.məˌtoʊs/
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US: /ˈkɑm.əˌtoʊs/
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adj
Meaning 2
Drowsy or lethargic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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adj
Meaning 3
Fast asleep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- She was lying comatose on the sofa.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To make comatose; to send into, or as if into, a coma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, nonstandard, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adjective
Meaning 5
relating to or associated with a coma
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- comatose breathing
- comatose state
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a comatose patient
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
* perhaps from French comateux * From Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”) (genitive κώματος (kṓmatos)). Equivalent to coma + -ose (“full of”)
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: comatós — resembling a coma
- Chinese Mandarin: 昏迷的 (hūnmí de) — resembling a coma
- Dutch: comateus — resembling a coma
- Esperanto: komata — resembling a coma
- Finnish: koomainen — resembling a coma
- Finnish: komatoosinen — resembling a coma
- Finnish: tajuton — resembling a coma
- French: comateux — resembling a coma
- German: komatös — resembling a coma
- Greek: κωματώδης (komatódis) — resembling a coma
- Ido: komatatra — resembling a coma
- Italian: comatoso — resembling a coma
- Māori: mauringaro — resembling a coma
- Portuguese: comatoso — resembling a coma
- Romanian: comatos — resembling a coma
- Russian: коматозный (komatoznyj) — resembling a coma
- Spanish: comatoso — resembling a coma
- Welsh: marwgysglyd — resembling a coma
Real reading context