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Definition of Somniloquy
1. Noun. Uttering speech while asleep.
Generic synonyms: Sleeping, Process, Unconscious Process
Derivative terms: Somniloquist, Somniloquist
Definition of Somniloquy
1. n. A talking in sleep; the talking of one in a state of somnipathy.
Definition of Somniloquy
1. Noun. The act or habit of talking in one's sleep. ¹
2. Noun. The words thus uttered. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Somniloquy
1. Talking under the influence of hypnotic suggestion. Synonym: sleeptalking, somniloquence, somniloquism. Origin: L. Somnus, sleep, + loquor, to speak (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Somniloquy
Literary usage of Somniloquy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"... their real meaning events from the conscious onlooker. It is analogous to the
hypnotic or mesmeric state. It is similar to somniloquy or sleep-talking. ..."
2. The Soliloquies of Shakespeare: A Study in Technic by Morris LeRoy Arnold (1911)
"Accordingly the ravings of Ophelia (IV, 5) and the somniloquy of Lady Macbeth (V,
1) do not come within the jurisdiction of this discussion. ..."
3. The Soliloquies of Shakespeare: A Study in Technic by Morris LeRoy Arnold (1911)
"Accordingly the ravings of Ophelia (IV, 5) and the somniloquy of Lady Macbeth (V,
1) do not come within the jurisdiction of this discussion. ..."
4. The Soliloquies of Shakespeare: A Study in Technic by Morris LeRoy Arnold (1911)
"Accordingly the ravings of Ophelia (IV, 5) and the somniloquy of Lady Macbeth (V,
1) do not come within the jurisdiction of this discussion. ..."
5. The Psychology of Dreams by William Sebastian Walsh (1920)
"It happens at times that the dreamer does make gross movements, as sleep-walking,
somniloquy or sleep-talking. When"this occurs the sleep deviates from the ..."
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