sonnacchioso

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin somniculōsus (“drowsy, sleepy”). By surface analysis, sonnecchiare +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /son.nakˈkjo.zo/, (traditional) /son.nakˈkjo.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: son‧nac‧chió‧so

Adjective

sonnacchioso (feminine sonnacchiosa, masculine plural sonnacchiosi, feminine plural sonnacchiose)

  1. drowsy, sleepy
    Synonyms: sonnolento, assonnato, insonnolito
  2. (literary) indifferent, lazy
    Synonyms: indolente, apatico
  3. (archaic) sleep-inductive, soporific, slumberous, somnolent

Derived terms

References
  • sonnacchioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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