'drowsiness' definitions:
Definition of 'drowsiness'
(from WordNet)
noun
A very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents" [syn: sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence] [ant: sleeplessness, wakefulness]
Definition of 'drowsiness'
From: GCIDE
- drowsiness \drow"si*ness\, n. State of being drowsy. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'drowsiness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acedia,
- apathy,
- boredom,
- doziness,
- dullness,
- enervation,
- ennui,
- fatigue,
- heaviness,
- hebetude,
- inanimation,
- indifference,
- jadedness,
- lackadaisicalness,
- languidness,
- languishment,
- languor,
- languorousness,
- lassitude,
- lenitude,
- lentor,
- lethargy,
- lifelessness,
- listlessness,
- oscitancy,
- oscitation,
- pandiculation,
- passivity,
- phlegm,
- satedness,
- sleepiness,
- sloth,
- slothfulness,
- slowness,
- sluggishness,
- somnolence,
- somnolency,
- stretching,
- stupefaction,
- stupor,
- supineness,
- torpidity,
- torpidness,
- torpitude,
- torpor,
- weariness,
- world-weariness,
- yawning