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Drowsiness

noun/ɪmˈɛɹɪtˌuːɾi/
Definition
a very sleepy state
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɪmˈɛɹɪtˌuːɾi/
🇬🇧British English
/dɹˈaʊsinəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɹˈaʊsinəs/
3 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈɛɹɪtˌuːɾi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna very sleepy state
“sleepiness causes many driving accidents”
Word Forms
sleepyadjectiveready to fall asleep
drowsyadjectivehalf asleep
somnolentadjectiveinclined to or marked by drowsiness
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Schläfrigkeit
ein sehr schläfriger Zustand
🇫🇷French
somnolence
un état très somnolent
🇪🇸Spanish
modorra
un estado de mucho sueño
🇮🇹Italian
sonnolenza
uno stato molto sonnolento
🇳🇱Dutch
slaperigheid
een zeer slaperige toestand
🇵🇹Portuguese
sonolência
um estado de muito sono
🇷🇺Russian
сонливость
очень сонное состояние
India
🇮🇳Hindi
तंद्रा
बहुत नींद की अवस्था
🇧🇩Bengali
তন্দ্রা
একটি খুব ঘুমন্ত অবস্থা
🇮🇳Tamil
தூக்கம்
மிகவும் தூக்க நிலை
🇮🇳Telugu
మగత
చాలా నిద్రావస్థ
🇮🇳Marathi
तंद्री
खूप झोपेची अवस्था
🇮🇳Gujarati
સુસ્તી
ખૂબ ઊંઘની સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ತೂಕಡಿಕೆ
ತುಂಬಾ ನಿದ್ರೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മയക്കം
വളരെ ഉറക്കം വരുന്ന അവസ്ഥ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੁਸਤੀ
ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਨੀਂਦ ਵਾਲੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
غنودگی
ایک بہت نیند کی حالت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
睡意
非常困倦的状态
🇯🇵Japanese
眠気
とても眠い状態
🇰🇷Korean
졸음
매우 졸린 상태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
buồn ngủ
một trạng thái rất buồn ngủ
🇹🇭Thai
อาการง่วงนอน
สภาพง่วงนอนมาก
🇮🇩Indonesian
kantuk
keadaan sangat mengantuk
🇵🇭Filipino
antok
isang napaka-tulog na estado
🇲🇾Malay
rasa mengantuk
keadaan yang sangat mengantuk
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
النعاس
حالة نعاس جدا
🇮🇷Persian
خواب آلودگی
حالت خیلی خواب آلود
🇹🇷Turkish
uyuşukluk
çok uykulu bir durum
🇮🇱Hebrew
נוּמָה
מצב ישנוני מאוד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'drowsiness'?
The primary meaning of 'drowsiness' is 'a very sleepy state'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'drowsiness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'drowsiness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'drowsiness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'drowsiness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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