noctambulen.

Brit.

/nɒkˈtambjᵿl/,

/nɒkˈtambjuːl/, U.S.

/nɑkˈtæmbj(ə)l/,

/nɑkˈtæmˌbjul/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French noctambule.

Etymology: < French noctambule (1701; also 1736 as adjective) < post-classical Latin noctambulus sleepwalker (see noctambulous adj.). Compare earlier noctambulo n., noct-ambler n., noctambulant n., and slightly earlier noctambulist n.

= noctambulist n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > sleepwalking > one who

noctambuloa1631

noct-ambler1680

noctambulant1685

noctambulist1731

noctambulec1740

sleepwalker1747

night-walker1753

somnambulist1794

somnambulator1822

somnambule1837

moonwalker1950

c1740 H. Bolingbroke Ess. Pope i. 265 Like noctambules, they have staggered about, and jostled one another in their dreams.

1825 R. P. Ward Tremaine III. xv. 345 He says, all are mad, foolish, dreaming, Noctambules, fit patients for Monroe.

1974 New Yorker 21 Jan. 28/1 Of a wild and windy night this winter, any noctambule pausing to light his cheroot..might have observed two individuals of no special distinction.

1991 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Feb. 17/2 As any noctambule will confirm, a street lamp is as likely a place as any to encounter a novel harmonic progression.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	noctambule
释义	noctambulen. Brit. /nɒkˈtambjᵿl/, /nɒkˈtambjuːl/, U.S. /nɑkˈtæmbj(ə)l/, /nɑkˈtæmˌbjul/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French noctambule. Etymology: < French noctambule (1701; also 1736 as adjective) < post-classical Latin noctambulus sleepwalker (see noctambulous adj.). Compare earlier noctambulo n., noct-ambler n., noctambulant n., and slightly earlier noctambulist n. = noctambulist n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > sleepwalking > one who noctambuloa1631 noct-ambler1680 noctambulant1685 noctambulist1731 noctambulec1740 sleepwalker1747 night-walker1753 somnambulist1794 somnambulator1822 somnambule1837 moonwalker1950 c1740 H. Bolingbroke Ess. Pope i. 265 Like noctambules, they have staggered about, and jostled one another in their dreams. 1825 R. P. Ward Tremaine III. xv. 345 He says, all are mad, foolish, dreaming, Noctambules, fit patients for Monroe. 1974 New Yorker 21 Jan. 28/1 Of a wild and windy night this winter, any noctambule pausing to light his cheroot..might have observed two individuals of no special distinction. 1991 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Feb. 17/2 As any noctambule will confirm, a street lamp is as likely a place as any to encounter a novel harmonic progression. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1740
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