slumberousslumbrousadj.

Brit.

/ˈslʌmb(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˈsləmbərəs/,

/ˈsləmbrəs/

Forms: Also Middle English slombrous, 1700s–1800s slumb'rous.

Etymology: < slumber n. + -ous suffix. The older form is slumbrous (compare wondrous), but that with the e is the one given by Johnson (1755) and has been the commoner spelling during the 19th cent.

a. Inclined to slumber or sleep; unduly given to slumber; somnolent, lethargic.

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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [adjective]

winkinga1000

slummy?c1225

anappedc1300

sleepya1325

heavy1382

slumberyc1386

sleepful1398

peisant1484

slumberous1495

drowsy1530

sleepish1530

sleepery1535

slumberinga1538

somnolent1547

heavy-headed1552

drowsy-headed1576

narrow-eyed1607

soporiferous1607

oscitant1625

nodding1631

Morphean1641

dormious1656

somniculous1656

dozed1659

drowsed1667

peeping1673

dozy1693

peepy1699

somniferous1798

noddy1801

dozing1820

head-nodding1832

snory1837

soporific1841

somnolescent1845

swodder1847

adrowse1848

snoozy1877

slumbersome1884

1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) xix. xiii. 872 In theym whyche doon slepe tomoche, and in slombrous men, the body is pale and dyscoloured.

1733 P. Whitehead State Dunces 82 At length a slumbrous Briton clos'd his Eyes.

1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 9 July (1939) 198 Rather slumbrous to-day from having sat up till twelve last night.

1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. vi. 87 My sister clutched me, as a slumberous offence to the company's eyesight, and assisted me up to bed.

1895 I. Zangwill Master iii. xi Behind a casement a slumbrous old crone snuffed herself.

b. Of the eyes, or eyelids: Heavy or drooping with slumber or sleep.

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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [adjective] > of eyes: heavy

heavy1382

slumberous1828

weighted1895

leaden-lidded1946

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > eyelid > drooping

slumberous1828

1828 W. S. Landor Wks. (1876) II. 121 Her eyes, slumberous with content.

1845 H. W. Longfellow Carillon in Belfry of Bruges v He..finds his slumbrous eyes Wet with..tears.

1887 H. Caine Son of Hagar i. viii The man lifted his slumbrous eyelids.

2. Bringing or inducing sleep; soporific.

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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > causing or inducing sleep

sleepingc1369

sleepy1398

lullingc1440

somnolentc1475

sleepery1513

sleeprife1513

narcotic1526

opiate1543

breed-sleep1582

somnoriferous1583

drowsy1590

dormitive1593

soporiferous1601

somniferous1602

sleep-bringing1605

dormitary1609

hypnotic1625

dormitory1631

papaverous1646

dormant1654

hypnotical1657

somnifyinga1661

sleepifying1662

slumberous1667

soporific1690

somnific1721

somniculous1820

somnorific1865

soporous1866

drowsing1881

narcoleptic1984

α.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 615 The timely dew of sleep Now falling with soft slumbrous weight inclines Our eye-lids.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 444 Every eye with slumbrous chains she bound.

1751 R. O. Cambridge Scribleriad v. 30 The senseless chief the slumbrous potion quaft.

1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 39 While our slumbrous spells assail ye.

1830 Ld. Tennyson Sleeping Beauty i, in Poems 143 The slumbrous light is rich and warm.

1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid iv, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 207 Over them moist sweet honeys and slumbrous poppies to pour.

β. 1839 H. W. Longfellow Voices of Night Prel. iv A slumberous sound, a sound that brings The feelings of a dream.1850 B. Taylor Eldorado viii. 52 Scarcely a leaf stirred in the slumberous air; and giving way to the delicate languor [etc.].1877 W. Black Green Pastures & Piccadilly III. ii. 21 The continuous, monotonous murmur of sound was soothing, slumberous, dreamlike.

3. Moving very slightly or slowly; lying quiescent or at rest; calm, still, peaceful.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adjective]

stillc1275

coyc1330

restful1340

quieta1382

peaceablec1384

peacefula1400

undisturbleda1400

somec1460

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unnoyed1543

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halcyon1570

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halcyonian1602

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tranquillous1638

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halcydon1648

smooth1757

slumberous1765

stilly1776

sleeping1785

unfrenzied1805

Sabbath-like1824

unbustling1826

eddyless1862

restinga1865

pacific1865

Sabbatismal1881

1765 J. Beattie Judgment of Paris 30 Faint heaves the slumberous wave.

1794 W. Blake Introd. in Songs of Experience in Compl. Poetry & Prose (1982) 18 Morn Rises from the slumberous mass.

1832 Ld. Tennyson Lotos-eaters ii, in Poems (new ed.) 109 Some [streams] thro'..shadows broke, Rolling a slumbrous sheet of foam below.

1858 G. MacDonald Phantastes xvii Across a shining, slumberous landscape.

1898 G. F. R. Henderson Stonewall Jackson I. 390 The buzzards sailing lazily above the slumbrous woods.

4. Appropriate to, characterized by, suggestive of, slumber or sleep.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective]

lighteOE

sleepy?c1225

somnaical1655

soporal1716

heavyish1736

soporific1754

morphetic1788

slumberous1820

sleepful1827

soporifical1837

slumberful1844

1820 W. Wordsworth Pilgrim's Dream in River Duddon 134 The murmur of a neighbouring stream Induced a soft and slumb'rous dream.

1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 12 Mar. (1939) 131 I was interrupt by a slumbrous feeling which made me obliged to stop once or twice.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. viii. 59 There was something about them [sc. icebergs] so slumberous and so pure.

1889 Spectator 9 Nov. 632/1 The slumberous condition in which the mental faculties grow torpid.

a. transferred. Marked or characterized by inactivity, indolence, or sluggishness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > [adjective]

undiscurrent1509

idlec1522

sleepinga1538

silent1583

unactive1599

passive1604

quiescent1605

torpid1613

quieta1616

inactive1641

actionless1645

slumbering1706

slumberous1809

non-acting1838

supine1843

α.

1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iii. v. 165 The tempestuous times..that over-hang the slumbrous administration of the renowned Wouter Van Twiller.

1885 Contemp. Rev. July 13 The slumbrous reign which gradually became intolerable to the commonalty.

β. 1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter I. 7 The great Anglican revival has doubtless awakened that slumberous old parish-church into new life and vigour.1889 Times 17 Jan. 9/4 The British plantations would have remained..as slumberous as they have been in the past.

b. Of places, etc.: Quiet, sleepy, tranquil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adjective] > specifically of places

quiet?a1513

sleepy1851

slumberous1863

Zenned-out1968

1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home I. 183 She liked the old slumberous town.

1869 Daily News 23 Jan. In slumbrous country towns or quiet country houses people go to bed early and get up early.

1883 American 6 282 This quiet corner of a sleepy town in a slumberous land.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	slumberous
释义	slumberousslumbrousadj. Brit. /ˈslʌmb(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˈsləmbərəs/, /ˈsləmbrəs/ Forms: Also Middle English slombrous, 1700s–1800s slumb'rous. Etymology: < slumber n. + -ous suffix. The older form is slumbrous (compare wondrous), but that with the e is the one given by Johnson (1755) and has been the commoner spelling during the 19th cent. 1. a. Inclined to slumber or sleep; unduly given to slumber; somnolent, lethargic. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [adjective] winkinga1000 slummy?c1225 anappedc1300 sleepya1325 heavy1382 slumberyc1386 sleepful1398 peisant1484 slumberous1495 drowsy1530 sleepish1530 sleepery1535 slumberinga1538 somnolent1547 heavy-headed1552 drowsy-headed1576 narrow-eyed1607 soporiferous1607 oscitant1625 nodding1631 Morphean1641 dormious1656 somniculous1656 dozed1659 drowsed1667 peeping1673 dozy1693 peepy1699 somniferous1798 noddy1801 dozing1820 head-nodding1832 snory1837 soporific1841 somnolescent1845 swodder1847 adrowse1848 snoozy1877 slumbersome1884 1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) xix. xiii. 872 In theym whyche doon slepe tomoche, and in slombrous men, the body is pale and dyscoloured. 1733 P. Whitehead State Dunces 82 At length a slumbrous Briton clos'd his Eyes. 1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 9 July (1939) 198 Rather slumbrous to-day from having sat up till twelve last night. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. vi. 87 My sister clutched me, as a slumberous offence to the company's eyesight, and assisted me up to bed. 1895 I. Zangwill Master iii. xi Behind a casement a slumbrous old crone snuffed herself. b. Of the eyes, or eyelids: Heavy or drooping with slumber or sleep. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [adjective] > of eyes: heavy heavy1382 slumberous1828 weighted1895 leaden-lidded1946 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > eyelid > drooping slumberous1828 1828 W. S. Landor Wks. (1876) II. 121 Her eyes, slumberous with content. 1845 H. W. Longfellow Carillon in Belfry of Bruges v He..finds his slumbrous eyes Wet with..tears. 1887 H. Caine Son of Hagar i. viii The man lifted his slumbrous eyelids. 2. Bringing or inducing sleep; soporific. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > causing or inducing sleep sleepingc1369 sleepy1398 lullingc1440 somnolentc1475 sleepery1513 sleeprife1513 narcotic1526 opiate1543 breed-sleep1582 somnoriferous1583 drowsy1590 dormitive1593 soporiferous1601 somniferous1602 sleep-bringing1605 dormitary1609 hypnotic1625 dormitory1631 papaverous1646 dormant1654 hypnotical1657 somnifyinga1661 sleepifying1662 slumberous1667 soporific1690 somnific1721 somniculous1820 somnorific1865 soporous1866 drowsing1881 narcoleptic1984 α. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 615 The timely dew of sleep Now falling with soft slumbrous weight inclines Our eye-lids. View more context for this quotation 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 444 Every eye with slumbrous chains she bound. 1751 R. O. Cambridge Scribleriad v. 30 The senseless chief the slumbrous potion quaft. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 39 While our slumbrous spells assail ye. 1830 Ld. Tennyson Sleeping Beauty i, in Poems 143 The slumbrous light is rich and warm. 1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid iv, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 207 Over them moist sweet honeys and slumbrous poppies to pour. β. 1839 H. W. Longfellow Voices of Night Prel. iv A slumberous sound, a sound that brings The feelings of a dream.1850 B. Taylor Eldorado viii. 52 Scarcely a leaf stirred in the slumberous air; and giving way to the delicate languor [etc.].1877 W. Black Green Pastures & Piccadilly III. ii. 21 The continuous, monotonous murmur of sound was soothing, slumberous, dreamlike. 3. Moving very slightly or slowly; lying quiescent or at rest; calm, still, peaceful. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adjective] stillc1275 coyc1330 restful1340 quieta1382 peaceablec1384 peacefula1400 undisturbleda1400 somec1460 quietous1528 reposeda1533 unnoyed1543 calma1568 halcyon1570 calmya1586 quietsome1595 halcyonian1602 undisturbeda1610 halcedonian1611 tranquila1616 tranquillous1638 slumbering1645 halcydon1648 smooth1757 slumberous1765 stilly1776 sleeping1785 unfrenzied1805 Sabbath-like1824 unbustling1826 eddyless1862 restinga1865 pacific1865 Sabbatismal1881 1765 J. Beattie Judgment of Paris 30 Faint heaves the slumberous wave. 1794 W. Blake Introd. in Songs of Experience in Compl. Poetry & Prose (1982) 18 Morn Rises from the slumberous mass. 1832 Ld. Tennyson Lotos-eaters ii, in Poems (new ed.) 109 Some [streams] thro'..shadows broke, Rolling a slumbrous sheet of foam below. 1858 G. MacDonald Phantastes xvii Across a shining, slumberous landscape. 1898 G. F. R. Henderson Stonewall Jackson I. 390 The buzzards sailing lazily above the slumbrous woods. 4. Appropriate to, characterized by, suggestive of, slumber or sleep. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] lighteOE sleepy?c1225 somnaical1655 soporal1716 heavyish1736 soporific1754 morphetic1788 slumberous1820 sleepful1827 soporifical1837 slumberful1844 1820 W. Wordsworth Pilgrim's Dream in River Duddon 134 The murmur of a neighbouring stream Induced a soft and slumb'rous dream. 1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 12 Mar. (1939) 131 I was interrupt by a slumbrous feeling which made me obliged to stop once or twice. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. viii. 59 There was something about them [sc. icebergs] so slumberous and so pure. 1889 Spectator 9 Nov. 632/1 The slumberous condition in which the mental faculties grow torpid. 5. a. transferred. Marked or characterized by inactivity, indolence, or sluggishness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > [adjective] undiscurrent1509 idlec1522 sleepinga1538 silent1583 unactive1599 passive1604 quiescent1605 torpid1613 quieta1616 inactive1641 actionless1645 slumbering1706 slumberous1809 non-acting1838 supine1843 α. 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iii. v. 165 The tempestuous times..that over-hang the slumbrous administration of the renowned Wouter Van Twiller. 1885 Contemp. Rev. July 13 The slumbrous reign which gradually became intolerable to the commonalty. β. 1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter I. 7 The great Anglican revival has doubtless awakened that slumberous old parish-church into new life and vigour.1889 Times 17 Jan. 9/4 The British plantations would have remained..as slumberous as they have been in the past. b. Of places, etc.: Quiet, sleepy, tranquil. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [adjective] > specifically of places quiet?a1513 sleepy1851 slumberous1863 Zenned-out1968 1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home I. 183 She liked the old slumberous town. 1869 Daily News 23 Jan. In slumbrous country towns or quiet country houses people go to bed early and get up early. 1883 American 6 282 This quiet corner of a sleepy town in a slumberous land. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1495
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