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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-som-nee-ak]
- /ɪnˈsɒm niˌæk/
- /ɪnˈsɒm.ni.æk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in-som-nee-ak]
- /ɪnˈsɒm niˌæk/
Definitions of insomniac word
- noun insomniac a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep: Her husband, an insomniac, had at last fallen asleep at the computer, head resting on the keyboard. 1
- adjective insomniac having insomnia: a nervous, insomniac person. Synonyms: sleepless, awake, wakeful, insomnolent, wide-awake. Antonyms: sleepy, drowsy, lethargic, somnolent; asleep, sleeping, restful. 1
- adjective insomniac of, relating to, or causing insomnia: long, torturous, insomniac nights. 1
- noun insomniac One who suffers an inability or difficulty sleeping; a sufferer from insomnia. 1
- noun insomniac person who cannot sleep 1
- adjective insomniac unable to sleep 1
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Origin of insomniac
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; insomni(a) + -ac
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Parts of speech for Insomniac
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
insomniac popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for insomniac
adj insomniac
- alive — If people or animals are alive, they are not dead.
- astir — awake and out of bed
- attentive — If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- heedful — taking heed; attentive; mindful; thoughtful; careful: She was always heedful of others' needs.
adjective insomniac
- alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
- restless — characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
- wakeful — unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep: Excitement made the children wakeful.
Antonyms for insomniac
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