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Somnolent vs Somnolescent - What's the difference?

somnolent | somnolescent |

As adjectives the difference between somnolent and somnolescent

is that somnolent is drowsy or sleepy while somnolescent is drowsy, tending to sleep.

somnolent

English

Adjective

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

    • somnolescent

    English

    (wikipedia somnolescent)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Drowsy, tending to sleep

    • Related terms

    *somnolescence