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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSleepiness
/ˈsliː.pɪ.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being drowsy or ready to sleep.
"After a long day at work, I felt a wave of sleepiness wash over me." - 2
A condition characterized by a strong desire to sleep.
"The sleepiness I experienced during the lecture made it hard to concentrate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'sleepiness' originates from the Old English 'slǣp', meaning 'sleep', combined with the suffix '-iness' which denotes a state or condition. The term has evolved through Middle English and has been used since the 14th century to describe the quality of being sleepy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sleepiness" is said worldwide
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somnolence
Transliteration: sɔmnolɑ̃s
"La somnolence peut affecter votre concentration."
Schläfrigkeit
Transliteration: ʃlɛːfʁɪçkaɪt
"Schläfrigkeit kann während des Unterrichts auftreten."
sonnolenza
Transliteration: sonnolɛnʦa
"La sonnolenza può influenzare la tua produttività."
somnolencia
Transliteration: somnolɛnθja
"La somnolencia puede ser un signo de falta de sueño."
sonolência
Transliteration: sonolẽsja
"A sonolência pode afetar sua capacidade de dirigir."
नींद का आभास
Transliteration: nīnd kā ābhās
"क्लास में नींद का आभास होना सामान्य है।"
困倦
Transliteration: kùn juàn
"上课时感到困倦是很常见的。"
졸림
Transliteration: jollim
"수업 중 졸림을 느끼는 것은 흔한 일입니다."
眠気
Transliteration: nemuke
"授業中に眠気を感じることはよくあります。"
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