Definitions for drowsiness
drowsi·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolencenoun

   a very sleepy state

   "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drowsinessnoun

   State of being drowsy.

2. Etymology: drowsy + -ness

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drowsinessnoun

   Etymology: from drowsy.

   1. Sleepiness; heaviness with sleep; disposition to sleep.

   What a strange drowsiness possesses them? William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   In deep of night, when drowsiness
   Hath lock’d up mortal sense, then listen I
   To the celestial syren’s harmony. Paradise Regained.

   What succour can I hope the muse will send,
   Whose drowsiness hath wrong’d the muse’s friend? Richard Crashaw.

   He passes his whole life in a dozed condition, between sleeping and waking, with a kind of drowsiness and confusion upon his senses. Robert South, Sermons.

   He that from his childhood has made rising betimes familiar to him, will not waste the best part of his life in drowsiness and lying a-bed. John Locke.

   A sensation of drowsiness, oppression, heaviness, and lassitude, are signs of a plentiful meal, especially in young people. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   2. Idleness; indolence; inactivity.

   It falleth out well, to shake off your drowsiness; for it seemed to be the trumpet of a war. Francis Bacon, Holy War.

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1. drowsiness

   Drowsiness is a state of feeling abnormally sleepy, lethargic, or tired, often due to lack of sleep, fatigue from overexertion, certain health conditions, or use of certain medications. This state can result in decreased alertness, slow reaction time, and the need to sleep.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drowsinessnoun

   state of being drowsy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drowsiness in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drowsiness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of drowsiness in a Sentence

1. Lacalle Pou:

   It's the people...saying 'I want to shake up the government's drowsiness and change it,'.

2. Allison Tallman:

   Consumption in the evening may promote drowsiness, leading to better sleep. Oats also contain melatonin, which can help us to fall asleep as well.

3. Fahad Malik:

   These patients have the exact same implications of alcoholism : the smell, the breath, drowsiness, gait changes, they will present as someone who's intoxicated by alcohol, but the only difference here is that these patients can be treated by antifungal medications.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=drowsiness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Drowsiness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=drowsiness
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drowsiness