Definitions for drowsiness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
drow•syˈdraʊ zi(adj.)-si•er, -si•est.
half-asleep; sleepy.
marked by or resulting from sleepiness.
dull; sluggish; listless.
inducing lethargy or sleepiness:
drowsy spring weather.
Origin of drowsy:
1520–30
drow′si•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence(noun)
a very sleepy state
"sleepiness causes many driving accidents"
Wiktionary
drowsiness(Noun)
State of being drowsy.
Origin: drowsy + -ness
Webster Dictionary
Drowsiness(noun)
state of being drowsy
Translations for drowsiness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- vaakteAfrikaans
- نُعاس، نَعَسArabic
- сънливостBulgarian
- sonolênciaPortuguese (BR)
- ospalostCzech
- die SchläfrigkeitGerman
- træthed; døsighed; sløvhedDanish
- νύσταGreek
- somnolenciaSpanish
- unisusEstonian
- خواب آلودگیFarsi
- uneliaisuusFinnish
- somnolenceFrench
- הָרגָשַׁת נִמנוּםHebrew
- ऊंघ, सुस्तीHindi
- pospanostCroatian
- álmosságHungarian
- kantukIndonesian
- syfja, (svefn)drungiIcelandic
- sonnolenzaItalian
- 眠たさJapanese
- 졸림Korean
- mieguistumasLithuanian
- miegainumsLatvian
- kengantukkanMalay
- slaperigheidDutch
- døsighetNorwegian
- sennośćPolish
- خواب آلودگیPersian
- خوب وړى حالتPashto
- sonolênciaPortuguese
- somnolenţăRomanian
- сонливостьRussian
- ospalosťSlovak
- zaspanostSlovenian
- pospanostSerbian
- dåsighetSwedish
- อาการครึ่งหลับครึ่งตื่นThai
- uyku sersemliğiTurkish
- 睡意Chinese (Trad.)
- в'ялістьUkrainian
- اونگھUrdu
- ngủ lơ mơVietnamese
- 睡意Chinese (Simp.)
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