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Somnolent vs Banausic - What's the difference?

somnolent | banausic |

As adjectives the difference between somnolent and banausic

is that somnolent is drowsy or sleepy while banausic is mechanical; materialistic, uncultured.

somnolent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Drowsy or sleepy.
  • (dated) Causing literal or figurative sleepiness; soporific.

    • banausic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Mechanical; materialistic, uncultured.
  • utilitarian

    • Quotations

    * 1957 : , Justine , Faber, page 67 *: who almost by mistake pierced the hard banausic shell of Alexandria * 2003 : , Flesh in the Age of Reason , Penguin 2004, page 456 But how could man respect himself when he was always being brought down to earth by the most banausic things? * 2007 , The Times [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/modern_manners/article1726275.ece] *: You could fake philosophical unconcern, implying that such banausic matters are best left to your estate agent and factor: “I quite forget: my people look after such things.”