different between indolent vs somnolent

English

Etymology

From French indolent, from Latin indolens, from in- (“not”) +? dol?ns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /??n.d?.l?nt/

Adjective

indolent (comparative more indolent, superlative most indolent)

1. Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor
2. Inducing laziness

3. (medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.)
4. (medicine) Healing slowly

Synonyms

• idle, work-shy; see also Thesaurus:lazy

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• deltonin, nontiled

French

Etymology

From Latin indolentem, accusative singular masculine and feminine of indol?ns, from in- (“not”) + dol?ns (“pain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.d?.l??/
• Homophone: indolents

Adjective

indolent (feminine singular indolente, masculine plural indolents, feminine plural indolentes)

1. indolent (all senses)

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French indolent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ndo?l?nt/, /??ndol?nt/
• Hyphenation: in?do?lent

Adjective

indolent (comparative indolenter, superlative am indolentesten)

1. indolent (mentally lazy)

   Synonym: denkfaul

2. (medicine) insensible to pain

Declension

Related terms

• Indolenz

Further reading

• “indolent” in Duden online
• “indolent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

From French indolent, from Latin indolens.

Adjective

indolent m or n (feminine singular indolent?, masculine plural indolen?i, feminine and neuter plural indolente)

1. indolent

Declension

English

Etymology

First attested in 1615. Borrowed from French somnolent, from Old French sompnolent, subsequently from Latin somnolentus, from somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *supnós (“dream”), which both are derived from *swep-.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s?mn?l?nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s??mn?l?nt/

Adjective

somnolent (comparative more somnolent, superlative most somnolent)

1. Drowsy or sleepy.
2. (dated) Causing literal or figurative sleepiness.

   Synonyms: soporific; see also Thesaurus:soporific

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin somnolentus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /som.no?lent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /sum.nu?len/

Adjective

somnolent (feminine somnolenta, masculine plural somnolents, feminine plural somnolentes)

1. sleepy, drowsy

Related terms

• somni
• somnolència
• son

Further reading

• “somnolent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Old French sompnolent, borrowed from Latin somnolentus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?m.n?.l??/

Adjective

somnolent (feminine singular somnolente, masculine plural somnolents, feminine plural somnolentes)

1. drowsy (inclined to drowse)

Verb

somnolent

1. third-person plural present indicative of somnoler
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of somnoler

Further reading

• “somnolent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French somnolent, from Latin somnolentus.

Adjective

somnolent m or n (feminine singular somnolent?, masculine plural somnolen?i, feminine and neuter plural somnolente)

1. sleepy

Declension