dozinessn.
/ˈdəʊzɪnɪs/ The state of being dozy; drowsiness, sleepiness.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [noun]
somnolencec1386
sleepingness1398
slumberness1495
sleepiness1580
soporiferousness1598
somnolency1623
dozedness1671
doziness1679
swother?c1730
sleepfulness1818
somnolescence1831
sleepy-headiness1841
slumberousness1842
nappishness1851
sleepy-headedness1884
snooziness1887
1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pardoned (1713) ii. i. 244 A mopish ineffective doziness.
1797 J. Downing Treat. Disorders Horned Cattle 9 The sleepiness or doziness to which the beast..is inclined.
1838 Ld. Houghton Let. 20 Sept. in T. W. Reid Life Ld. Houghton (1890) I. vi. 232 Amid London dinners and doziness.
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