somnial
English
WOTD – 28 July 2011
Etymology
From obsolete French somnial, from Latin somnialis, from somnium (“dream”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɒmnɪəl/
Adjective
somnial (not comparable)
- (rare) Pertaining to dreams. [from 17th c.]
- 1940, Harvey Cushing, Life of Sir William Osler, vol. 2:
- He had indeed been making a study of his dreams, to what purpose or effect is not apparent, but there remains a note-book filled with closely written observations upon them, for he seemed always to awaken with most vivid recollections of astounding, amusing, and bizarre somnial experiences.
- 1998, Jennifer Ford, Coleridge on Dreaming, p. 54:
- Often, it was Sara Hutchinson who was the focus of his somnial fantasy life: he once exclaimed that his dreams were "always connected in some way or another" with her (CN II 2055).
- 1940, Harvey Cushing, Life of Sir William Osler, vol. 2:
Translations
Pertaining to dreams — see oniric
Anagrams
- Osmanli, Soliman, malison, monials, nomials, somalin