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- [sluhm-ber-uh s, sluhm-bruh s or sluhm-bruh s]
- /ˈslʌm bər əs, ˈslʌm brəs or ˈslʌm brəs/
- /ˈslʌm.bə.rəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sluhm-ber-uh s, sluhm-bruh s or sluhm-bruh s]
- /ˈslʌm bər əs, ˈslʌm brəs or ˈslʌm brəs/
Definitions of slumberous word
- adjective slumberous sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids. 1
- adjective slumberous causing or inducing sleep. 1
- adjective slumberous pertaining to, characterized by, or suggestive of slumber. 1
- adjective slumberous inactive or sluggish; calm or quiet. 1
- adjective slumberous sleepy; drowsy 0
- adjective slumberous inducing sleep 0
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Origin of slumberous
First appearance:
before 1485 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1485-95; slumber + -ous
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Parts of speech for Slumberous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slumberous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
slumberous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slumberous
adj slumberous
- comatose — A person who is comatose is in a coma.
- dead to the world — unaware of one's surroundings, esp fast asleep or very drunk
- dopy — stupid; inane: It was rather dopey of him to lock himself out.
- dozy — drowsy; half asleep.
- draggy — moving or developing very slowly.
adjective slumberous
- clandestineness — The state or quality of being clandestine.
- confidence — If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
- covertness — concealed; secret; disguised.
- darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
- furtiveness — taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
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