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单词 slumberous
释义

slumberous

adjective

slum·​ber·​ous ˈsləm-b(ə-)rəs How to pronounce slumberous (audio)
variants or slumbrous
1
: heavy with sleep : sleepy
2
: inducing slumber : soporific
3
: marked by or suggestive of a state of sleep or lethargy
a slumberous state of peace

Synonyms

  • dozy
  • drowsy
  • sleepy
  • somnolent
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Example Sentences

parents putting their slumberous children to bed the slumberous murmur of the wind in the trees
Recent Examples on the Web Confederate monuments were not, after all, slumberous. Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books, 20 Aug. 2020 All differences of excellence, of position, of form are blurred by the slumberous acceptance. Elizabeth Hardwick, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019 With the exception of the minority of people who suffer sudden death, the vast majority of us experience a slumberous slippage from life. Sara Manning Peskin, M.d., New York Times, 11 July 2017

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

slumberous

adjective

variants or slumbrous
1
as in sleeping
desiring or needing sleep parents putting their slumberous children to bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sleeping
  • sleepy
  • drowsy
  • asleep
  • somnolent
  • dozy
  • slumbering
  • resting
  • dozing
  • dormant
  • yawning
  • nodding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • wakeful
  • conscious
  • awake
  • restless
  • sleepless
  • alert
  • restive
  • wide-awake
  • insomniac
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2
as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep the slumberous murmur of the wind in the trees

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • hypnotic
  • sleepy
  • drowsy
  • somnolent
  • soothing
  • soporific
  • quieting
  • narcotic
  • comforting
  • opiate
  • dulling
  • restful
  • somniferous
  • tranquilizing
  • sedative
  • tranquillizing
  • calming
  • relaxing
  • lulling
  • benumbing
  • hypnotizing
  • relaxant
  • depressant
  • settling
  • deadening
  • anesthetic
  • mesmerizing
  • stupefying
  • analgesic
  • pacifying
  • numbing
  • anesthetizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • stimulant
  • waking
  • rousing
  • arousing
  • stimulating
  • refreshing
  • energizing
  • awakening
  • wakening
  • invigorating
  • restorative
  • bracing
  • stimulative
  • reviving
  • stimulatory
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