Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The state of being drowsy.

    Schläfrigkeit

    сонли́востьsonlívostʹ, спя́чкаspjáčka, дремо́таdremóta

    сонли́вістьsonlývistʹ, со́нністьsónnistʹ, сонно́таsonnóta

    a very sleepy state

Examples

5 sentences
  1. In his drowsiness he stumbled over his cat.

    deIm Halbschlaf stolperte er über seine Katze.

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  2. I will drink a coffee and expose myself to the wind to fight drowsiness.

    deGegen die Schläfrigkeit werde ich mal einen Kaffee trinken und mich dem Wind draußen aussetzen.

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  3. Cat allergy sufferers usually rely on antihistamines, which have side effects such as drowsiness.

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  4. You may experience drowsiness.

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  5. It's supposed to cause drowsiness.

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Translations

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Forms

plural: drowsinesses
Singulardrowsiness

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relateddrowsy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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