somniloquy
somniloquy · somniloquies
The act or habit of talking in one's sleepThe act or habit of talking in one's sleep.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The act or habit of talking in one's sleep.
(countable)Words spoken while sleeping.
More definitions
- uttering speech while asleep
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From somni- (“sleep”) + -loquy (“speaking, speech”).From somni- (“sleep”) + -loquy (“speaking, speech”).
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Forms
plural: somniloquies| Singular | somniloquy |
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irregular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- uttering speech while asleep:sleep talkingsomniloquism
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsomniloquist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable