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Definition of Sleepiness
1. Noun. A very sleepy state. "Sleepiness causes many driving accidents"
Generic synonyms: Temporary State
Specialized synonyms: Oscitance, Oscitancy
Derivative terms: Drowsy, Sleepy, Somnolent
Antonyms: Wakefulness
Definition of Sleepiness
1. n. The quality or state of being sleepy.
Definition of Sleepiness
1. Noun. The property of being sleepy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sleepiness
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Medical Definition of Sleepiness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sleepiness
Literary usage of Sleepiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1878)
"Great sleepiness during the day, even before dinner,1. ... sleepiness, during
the day, after walking in the open air, and after dinner,1. ..."
2. Building Human Intelligence by Arnold Lorand (1917)
"Before sleep sets in a sleepiness, and therefore a reduction of the ... That a
diminished blood influx to the brain favors sleepiness we may see from the ..."
3. Building Human Intelligence by Arnold Lorand (1917)
"Before sleep sets in a sleepiness, and therefore a reduction of the ... That a
diminished blood influx to the brain favors sleepiness we may see from the ..."
4. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"Biting in skin with sweat. 26. Sleep.—sleepiness, and going to sleep while
listening to a scientific discourse.—sleepiness in daytime ..."
5. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"sleepiness, and going to sleep while listening to a scientific discourse.—sleepiness
in daytime, and yawning while sitting.—Vivid unre- membered dreams ..."
6. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1875)
"sleepiness in the forenoon,1.—[140.] Drowsiness when sitting,1. ... (Forenoon),
Symptoms in general; gastric symptoms ; sleepiness.—(Noon), Eructations. ..."
7. Analytical Therapeutics: Volume I by Constantine Hering (1875)
"Frequent yawning without sleepiness, with cheerful mood: ... Feels sick all over,
with sadness and sleepiness: Ol. ..."
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