somnambulism Definition
som·nam·bu·lism (-səm-)
noun
- the act or practice of somnambulating; sleepwalking
- the trancelike state of one who somnambulates
somnambulism Related Forms
som·nam′·bu·list noun
som·nam′·bu·lis′·tic adjective
som·nam′·bu·lis′·ti·cally adverb
somnambulism Synonyms
somnambulism Usage Examples
Converse of object
induce: Bearing fruit that had the power to induce somnambulism, it was considered to place man on a par with the gods.
Adjective modifier
deep: In deep somnambulism there may be both positive and negative hallucinations of vision.
Browse dictionary entries near somnambulism
- ‹ somnambulate
- ‹ sommelier
- ‹ Somme
- ‹ somite
- ‹ somewise
- ‹ somewhither
- ‹ somewhere
- ‹ somewhat
- ‹ someway
- ‹ sometimes
- somniferous ›
- somniloquy ›
- somnolence ›
- somnolent ›
- Somnus ›
- son ›
- son et lumière ›
- son-in-law ›
- son of a bitch ›
- son of a gun ›
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