Somnolence

som′nō-lens, n. sleepine : inclination to sleep—also Som′nolency .— adj. Som′nolent , sleepy or inclined to sleep.— adv. Som′nolently , in a somnolent or sleepy manner: drowsily.— adj. Somnoles′cent , half-asleep.— ns. Som′nolism , the state of mesmeric sleep; Som′nus , sleep personified. [L. somnolent i a — somnus , sleep.]