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Sleepwalking vs Somnambulatory - What's the difference?

sleepwalking | somnambulatory |

As a noun sleepwalking

is the act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.

As a verb sleepwalking

is present participle of sleepwalk.

As an adjective somnambulatory is

of, pertaining to, or subject to somnambulation.

sleepwalking

English

(wikipedia sleepwalking)

Noun

  • The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
  • * 2005 , Marshall Brown, The Gothic Text (page 56)
    • The play presents a whole gamut of such causes, from irrational passions, omens, prophecies, haunted sleepwalkings , nightmares, prodigies of nature, and conjurings, to Laius's ghost in four incarnations

    Verb

    (head)

    • somnambulatory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or subject to somnambulation
  • Carried out while sleepwalking
  • Going through motions