somnolent
Ready for bed
Somnolent means drowsy or sleepy, suggesting a state of near-sleep: The somnolent audience struggled to stay awake during the lecture.
It can describe anything that induces drowsiness: a somnolent summer afternoon, the somnolent drone of the professor's voice.
The word is literary and slightly formal.
Wanting to doze
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
- dozyPleasantly drowsy
- heavy-eyedVisibly fatigued, needing sleep
- blearyDim from fatigue
yawning · nodding · groggy · fatigued · weary · tired · sluggish · torpid
Free from disturbance
- calmFree from agitation
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- quietLacking in sound
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
hushed · placid · languid · restful · soothing · gentle · mellow · subdued
Inducing drowsiness
- narcoticAddictive sedative drug
- tranquilizerSubstance that induces calm
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- barbiturateSedative drug class
opiate · benzodiazepine · anesthetic · chloroform · ether · morphine · laudanum · melatonin
Light, restful unconsciousness
rest · asleep · slumbering · snoozing · dreaming · napping · catnap · shuteye
Soothing song for babies
rock · nursery · nighttime · motherly · rocking-chair · crib · swaddle
Semiconscious, unresponsive condition
- mesmerizeCapture attention completely
- hypnosisInduced trance state
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
- entrancingDeeply captivating or bewitching
lulling · dreamlike · stupor · daze · reverie · stupefying · mesmeric · inducing
sleepy
Wanting to doze
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
- dozyPleasantly drowsy
- heavy-eyedVisibly fatigued, needing sleep
bleary · yawning · nodding · groggy · fatigued · weary · tired · sluggish · torpid · languid
peaceful
Free from disturbance
still · hushed · placid · languid · restful · soothing · gentle · mellow · subdued · lazy
soporific
Inducing drowsiness
- narcoticAddictive sedative drug
- tranquilizerSubstance that induces calm
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
barbiturate · opiate · benzodiazepine · anesthetic · chloroform · ether · morphine · laudanum · melatonin · chamomile
slumber
Light, restful unconsciousness
siesta · rest · asleep · slumbering · snoozing · dreaming · napping · catnap · shuteye · repose
lullaby
Soothing song for babies
soothe · rock · nursery · nighttime · motherly · rocking-chair · crib · swaddle
trance
Semiconscious, unresponsive condition
- mesmerizeCapture attention completely
- hypnosisInduced trance state
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
entrancing · lulling · dreamlike · stupor · daze · reverie · stupefying · mesmeric · inducing · transfixing
somnolentalert
Warning or watchfulness
awake · wide-awake · wakeful · vigilant · conscious
somnolentstimulating
Arousing interest or energy
invigorating · energizing · rousing · awakening · arousing