Webster's Dictionary 1913

7156

Somniloquous

Som‐nil″o‐quous (?), a. [L. somnus sleep + loqui to speak.] Apt to talk in sleep.

7157

Somniloquy

Som‐nil″o‐quy (?), n. A talking in sleep; the talking of one in a state of somnipathy. Coleridge.

7158

Somnipathist

Som‐nip″a‐thist (?), n. A person in a state of somniapathy.

7159

Somnipathy

Som‐nip″a‐thy (?), n. [L. somnus sleep + Gr. � a suffering of the body, fr. �, �, to suffer.] Sleep from sympathy, or produced by mesmerism or the like. [Written also somnopathy.]

7160

Somnolence

{ Som″no‐lence (?), Som″no‐len‐cy (?) }, n. [L. somnolentia: cf. F. somnolence.] Sleepiness; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.

7161

Somnolent

Som″no‐lent (?), a. [F. somnolent, L. somnolentus, from somnus sleep, akin to Gr. �, Skr. svapna sleep, dream, svap to sleep, Icel. sofa, AS. swefn sleep. Cf. Hypnotic, Somnambu...

7162

Somnolism

Som″no‐lism (?), n. The somnolent state induced by animal magnetism. Thomas (Med. Dict.).

7163

Somnopathy

Som‐nop″a‐thy (?), n. Somnipathy.

7164

Somnour

Som″nour (?), n. A summoner; an apparitor; a sompnour. Piers Plowman.

7165

Somonaunce

{ Som″on‐aunce (?), Som″once (?) }, n. [See Summon, Summons.] A summons; a citation. Chaucer.

7166

Somonour

Som″on‐our (?), n. A summoner.

7167

Sompne

Somp″ne (? or?), v. t. To summon; to cite. Chaucer.

7168

Sompnour

Somp″nour (?), n. A summoner. Chaucer.

7169

Son

Son (?), n. [OE. sone, sune, AS. sunu; akin to D. zoon, OS., OFries., & OHG. sunu, G. sohn, Icel. sonr, Sw. son, Dan. sön, Goth. sunus, Lith. sunus, Russ. suin', Skr. sūnu (from...

7170

Son-in-law

Son″–in–law′ (?), n.; pl.Sons-in-law (�). The husband of one's daughter; a man in his relationship to his wife's parents.To take me as for thy son in lawe. Chaucer.

7171

Sonance

So″nance (?), n. 1. A sound; a tune; as, to sound the tucket sonance. Shak.2. The quality or state of being sonant.

7172

Sonant

So″nant (?), a. [L. sonans, -antis, p. pr. of sonare to sound. See Sound a noise.] 1. Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.2. (Phonetics) Uttered, as an element of speech, with t...

7173

Sonata

So‐na″ta (?), n. [It., fr. It. & L. sonare to sound. See Sound a noise.] (Mus.) An extended composition for one or two instruments, consisting usually of three or four movements...

7174

Sonatina

‖So′na‐ti″na (?), n.(Mus.) A short and simple sonata.

7175

Soncy

{ Son″cy, Son″sy (?) }, a. [Scot. sonce, sons, prosperity, happiness, fr. Gael. & Ir. sonas.] Lucky; fortunate; thriving; plump.

7176

Sond

{ Sond (?), Sonde }, n. [AS. sand. See Send, v. t.] That which is sent; a message or messenger; hence, also, a visitation of providence; an affliction or trial.Ye have enough, p...

7177

Sondeli

‖Son″de‐li (?), n.(Zoöl.) The musk shrew. See under Musk.

7178

Sonderclass

Son″der‐class′ (?), n. [G. sonderklasse special class.] (Yachting) A special class of small yachts developed in Germany under the patronage of Emperor William and Prince Henry o...

7179

Song

Song (sŏng; 115), n. [AS. song, sang, fr. singan to sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. söngr, Goth. saggws. See Sing.] 1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulatio...

7180

Songcraft

Song″craft′ (sŏng″krȧft′), n. The art of making songs or verses; metrical composition; versification.A half-effaced inscription,Written with little skill of songcraft. Longfellow.

7181

Songful

Song″ful (–fụl), a. Disposed to sing; full of song.

7182

Songish

Song″ish, a. Consisting of songs. Dryden.