INSOMNIAC
Dictionary entry overview: What does insomniac mean? • INSOMNIAC (noun)
The noun INSOMNIAC has 1 sense:
1. someone who cannot sleep
Familiarity information: INSOMNIAC used as a noun is very rare.
• INSOMNIAC (adjective)
The adjective INSOMNIAC has 1 sense:
1. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
Familiarity information: INSOMNIAC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INSOMNIAC (noun)
Meaning:
Someone who cannot sleep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
insomniac; sleepless person
Hypernyms ("insomniac" is a kind of...):
diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)
• INSOMNIAC (adjective)
Meaning:
Experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
Synonyms:
insomniac; sleepless; watchful
Context examples:
insomniac old people / insomniac nights / lay sleepless all night / twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights
Similar:
awake (not in a state of sleep; completely conscious)
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