drowsy

English

Etymology

Probably from or akin to Old English drūsian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹaʊzi/

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• Rhymes: -aʊzi

Adjective

drowsy ‎(comparative drowsier, superlative drowsiest)

1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.

   I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up.

2. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.

   It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.

3. Dull; stupid.

Derived terms

• drowsiness

Translations

inclined to drowse

• Arabic: نَعْسَان ‎(naʿsān)
• Bulgarian: сънлив (bg) ‎(sǎnliv)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 想睡 ‎(xiǎngshuì), 昏昏欲睡 (zh) ‎(hūnhūnyùshuì), 睏 (zh), 困 (zh) ‎(kùn)

• Czech: ospalý (cs)
• Dutch: slaperig (nl)
• Finnish: unelias
• French: somnolent (fr), ensommeillé (fr)
• German: schläfrig (de)
• Greek: νυσταγμένος (el) ‎(nystagménos)
• Irish: codlatach, suanmhar, néalmhar
• Italian: insonnolito (it), assonnato (it)
• Japanese: 眠い ‎(ねむい, nemui), 眠たい ‎(ねむたい, nemutai)

• Latvian: miegains
• Maori: pōuruuru, hāmoemoe, hiamoe, hinamoe
• Persian: خواب و بیدار، نیمه خواب
• Polish: senny (pl), ospały (pl)
• Portuguese: sonolento (pt), modorrento (pt)
• Russian: со́нный (ru) ‎(sónnyj), сонли́вый (ru) ‎(sonlívyj), за́спанный (ru) ‎(záspannyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: suaineach
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: поспан, сањив, дремљив

  Roman: pospan (sh), sanjiv (sh), dremljiv (sh)

• Spanish: adormecido (es), soñoliento (es) m, somnífero (es) m, soporífero (es) m, somnoliento (es) m
• Swedish: dåsig (sv)

disposing to sleep

• Bulgarian: приспивателен (bg) ‎(prispivatelen)
• Czech: uspávající
• Finnish: unettava, nukuttava (fi)
• French: soporifique (fr)

• Italian: soporifero (it)
• Maori: harotu, pōuruuru
• Russian: усыпля́ющий (ru) ‎(usypljájuščij), снотво́рный (ru) ‎(snotvórnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: поспан, дремљив

  Roman: pospan (sh), dremljiv (sh)

• Scottish Gaelic: suaineach

dull, stupid

• French: stupide (fr)
• Portuguese: modorrento (pt)

• Russian: ну́дный (ru) ‎(núdnyj)

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• Irish: ^{(please verify)} ceanntrom