different between somnolent vs hygroscopic
somnolent
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)
- Drowsy or sleepy.
- (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)
- 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)
- drowsy (inclined to drowse)
Verb
somnolent
- third-person plural present indicative of somnoler
- 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)
- sleepy
Declension
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hygroscopic
English
Etymology
From French hygroscopique
Adjective
hygroscopic (comparative more hygroscopic, superlative most hygroscopic)
- (physics, chemistry) Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere.
Antonyms
- anhygroscopic
Related terms
- hygroscopy
- hygroscopicity
- hygroscope
- hygroscopically
Translations
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