somnambulism
[ som-nam-byuh-liz-uh m, suh m- ]
/ sɒmˈnæm byəˌlɪz əm, səm- /
noun
Origin of somnambulism
1790–1800; < New Latin
somnambulismus, equivalent to
somn(us) sleep +
ambul(āre) to walk +
-ismus
-ism
OTHER WORDS FROM somnambulism
som·nam·bu·list, noun som·nam·bu·lis·tic, adjective sem·i·som·nam·bu·lis·tic, adjectiveWords nearby somnambulism
somite,
somme,
sommelier,
sommerfeld,
somnambulate,
somnambulism,
somni-,
somnifacient,
somniferous,
somnific,
somniloquy
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British Dictionary definitions for somnambulist
somnambulism
/ (sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌlɪzəm) /
noun
a condition that is characterized by walking while asleep or in a hypnotic trance
Also called: noctambulism
Derived forms of somnambulism
somnambulist, noun somnambulistic, adjectiveMedical definitions for somnambulist
somnambulism
[ sŏm-năm′byə-lĭz′əm ]
n.
sleepwalking