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Meaning of DROWSINESS

Pronunciation:  dr'awzeenus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"
 
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 Synonyms: sleepiness, somnolence
 
 Antonyms: sleeplessness, wakefulness
 
 See Also: oscitance, oscitancy, temporary state

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Drow"si*ness\, n.
State of being drowsy. --Milton.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: acedia, apathy, boredom, doziness, dullness, enervation, ennui, fatigue, heaviness, hebetude, inanimation, indifference, jadedness, lackadaisicalness, languidness, languishment, languor, languorousness, lassitude, lenitude, lentor, lethargy, lifelessness, listlessness, oscitancy, oscitation, pandiculation, passivity, phlegm, satedness, sleepiness, sloth, slothfulness, slowness, sluggishness, somnolence, somnolency, stretching, stupefaction, stupor, supineness, torpidity, torpidness, torpitude, torpor, weariness, world-weariness, yawning
 

 

 

 

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