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Definition of Doziness
1. n. The state of being dozy; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.
Definition of Doziness
1. Noun. The state of being dozy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Doziness
1. the state of being dozy [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doziness
Literary usage of Doziness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The National Magazine by Abel Stevens, James Floy (1853)
"We all know that in a state of " doziness," any accidental or ridiculous image
which happens to suggest itself, will remain iti the mind much longer than in ..."
2. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke (1894)
"A man who, by a violent fit of the gout in his limbs, finds a doziness in his
head, or a want of appetite in his stomach removed, desires to be eased too of ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1865)
"... in "a calm state of dreamy doziness," which has the equivalent effect of good
sleep the next day ; the patient will arise refreshed, mentally stronger, ..."
4. The Works of John Locke by John Locke (1823)
"lent fit of the gout in his limbs finds a doziness in his head, or a want of
appetite in his stomach removed, desires to be eased too of the pain of his ..."
5. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"doziness, (do'-ze-nes) ns Sleepiness. DOZING, (do'-zing) nj Sluggishness.
DOZY, (do'-ze) u. Sleepy ; drowsy. DRAB, (drab) ns A strumpet; a slut. ..."
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