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noun
A paraphilia in which an individual becomes sexually aroused by someone who is unconscious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any sex act during which one of the partners is asleep or close to falling asleep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
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Synonyms: somno
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consensual non-consent
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swep- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *swépnos Proto-Italic *swepnos Latin somnusder. English somn- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English somno- Proto-Indo-European *bhil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bhil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English somnophilia From somno- + -philia.
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