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DROWSINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very sleepy state
Example:
sleepiness causes many driving accidents
Synonyms:
drowsiness; sleepiness; somnolence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("drowsiness" is a kind of...):
temporary state (a state that continues for a limited time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drowsiness"):
oscitance; oscitancy (drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning)
Derivation:
drowsy (half asleep)
