noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The state of being drowsy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a very sleepy state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
sleepiness causes many driving accidents
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sleepiness, somnolence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: temporary state
Narrower terms: oscitancy, oscitance
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
102 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
نُعَاس
(nuʕās)
— state of being drowsy
Arabic:
سِنَة
(sina)
— state of being drowsy
Old Armenian:
նիրհ
(nirh)
— state of being drowsy
Belarusian:
санлі́васць
(sanlívascʹ)
— state of being drowsy
Belarusian:
аспа́ласць
(aspálascʹ)
— state of being drowsy
Bulgarian:
сънли́вост
(sǎnlívost)
— state of being drowsy
Catalan:
somnolència
— state of being drowsy
Catalan:
son
— state of being drowsy
Chinese Mandarin:
睡意
(shuìyì)
— state of being drowsy
Chinese Mandarin:
嗜睡
(shìshuì)
— state of being drowsy
Chinese Mandarin:
嗜睡症
(shìshuìzhèng)
— state of being drowsy
Czech:
ospalost
— state of being drowsy
Dutch:
slaperigheid
— state of being drowsy
Finnish:
uneliaisuus
— state of being drowsy
French:
somnolence
— state of being drowsy
French:
assoupissement
— state of being drowsy
French:
torpeur
— state of being drowsy
Old French:
dorveille
— state of being drowsy
Georgian:
თვლემა
(tvlema)
— state of being drowsy
Georgian:
ძილიანობა
(ʒilianoba)
— state of being drowsy
Georgian:
მოთენთილობა
(motentiloba)
— state of being drowsy
German:
Schläfrigkeit
— state of being drowsy
Greek:
νύστα
(nýsta)
— state of being drowsy
Ancient Greek:
νυσταγμός
(nustagmós)
— state of being drowsy
Ancient Greek:
ληθᾱργῐ́ᾱ
(lēthārgĭ́ā)
— state of being drowsy
Hindi:
झूम
(jhūm)
— state of being drowsy
Hungarian:
álmosság
— state of being drowsy
Hungarian:
aluszékonyság
— state of being drowsy
Icelandic:
höfgi
— state of being drowsy
Irish:
codlatacht
— state of being drowsy
Irish:
marbhnéal
— state of being drowsy
Irish:
meathchodladh
— state of being drowsy
Irish:
míogarnach
— state of being drowsy
Irish:
múisiam
— state of being drowsy
Irish:
múisiúntacht
— state of being drowsy
Irish:
sáimhríocht
— state of being drowsy
Irish:
sámhántacht
— state of being drowsy
Irish:
scim
— state of being drowsy
Irish:
suanmhaireacht
— state of being drowsy
Italian:
sonnolenza
— state of being drowsy
Italian:
sopore
— state of being drowsy
Italian:
letargia
— state of being drowsy
Italian:
sopimento
— state of being drowsy
Italian:
abbiocco
— state of being drowsy
Japanese:
眠気
(nemuke)
— state of being drowsy
Japanese:
眠け
(nemuke)
— state of being drowsy
Korean:
졸음
(joreum)
— state of being drowsy
Latin:
somnus
— state of being drowsy
Latin:
sopor
— state of being drowsy
Latin:
lēthargus
— state of being drowsy
Latin:
somnolentia
— state of being drowsy
Latin:
lēthargia
— state of being drowsy
Latvian:
miegainums
— state of being drowsy
Latvian:
miegainība
— state of being drowsy
Macedonian:
поспаност
(pospanost)
— state of being drowsy
Navajo:
bił
— state of being drowsy
Pali:
middha
— state of being drowsy
Persian:
خوابآلودی
(xâb-âludi)
— state of being drowsy
Polish:
senność
— state of being drowsy
Polish:
ospałość
— state of being drowsy
Polish:
śpiączka
— state of being drowsy
Portuguese:
sonolência
— state of being drowsy
Portuguese:
torpor
— state of being drowsy
Russian:
сонли́вость
(sonlívostʹ)
— state of being drowsy
Russian:
спя́чка
(spjáčka)
— state of being drowsy
Russian:
дремо́та
(dremóta)
— state of being drowsy
Sanskrit:
स्वप्न
(svápna)
— state of being drowsy
Scottish Gaelic:
èislean
— state of being drowsy
Serbo-Croatian:
mȁmūrnōst
— state of being drowsy
Serbo-Croatian:
дрѐмљиво̄ст
— state of being drowsy
Serbo-Croatian:
pospanost
— state of being drowsy
Serbo-Croatian:
mȁmūrnōst
— state of being drowsy
Serbo-Croatian:
drèmljivōst
— state of being drowsy
Serbo-Croatian:
fjȁka
— state of being drowsy
Slovak:
ospalosť
— state of being drowsy
Slovene:
zaspanost
— state of being drowsy
Spanish:
soñolencia
— state of being drowsy
Spanish:
somnolencia
— state of being drowsy
Spanish:
sopor
— state of being drowsy
Spanish:
duermevela
— state of being drowsy
Spanish:
adormecimiento
— state of being drowsy
Spanish:
modorra
— state of being drowsy
Swedish:
sömnighet
— state of being drowsy
Tagalog:
antok
— state of being drowsy
Tamil:
அசதி
(acati)
— state of being drowsy
Tamil:
தூக்கம்
(tūkkam)
— state of being drowsy
Tamil:
மயக்கம்
(mayakkam)
— state of being drowsy
Telugu:
మైకము
(maikamu)
— state of being drowsy
Thai:
ความง่วง
(kwaam-ngûuang)
— state of being drowsy
Turkish:
bilinçsizlik
— state of being drowsy
Turkish:
gaflet
— state of being drowsy
Turkish:
rehavet
— state of being drowsy
Turkish:
uyuşukluk
— state of being drowsy
Ottoman Turkish:
طالغینلق
(dalgınlık)
— state of being drowsy
Ukrainian:
сонли́вість
(sonlývistʹ)
— state of being drowsy
Ukrainian:
со́нність
(sónnistʹ)
— state of being drowsy
Ukrainian:
сонно́та
(sonnóta)
— state of being drowsy
Ukrainian:
сонли́виці
(sonlývyci)
— state of being drowsy
Ukrainian:
оспа́лість
(ospálistʹ)
— state of being drowsy
Ukrainian:
сонни́ці
(sonnýci)
— state of being drowsy
Urdu:
جھوم
(jhūm)
— state of being drowsy
Urdu:
غُنُودَگی
(ġunūdagī)
— state of being drowsy