sonnacchioso

Italian

Alternative forms

• sonnocchioso (archaic)

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

• sonnacchiosamente

References

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