Sŏm’no-lence or Sŏm’no-len-cy, n.

n. [Lat. somnolentia, Fr. somnolence, Sp. somnolencia, It. somnolenzia, somnolenza.]

1. Sleepiness; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.
2. (Med.) A state intermediate between sleeping and waking. Dunglison.