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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 solitudinarian One who remains solitary. solitudinous Characterised by solitude solivagant Wandering alone. solivagous solivagant; wandering alone solosexuality The act, practice, or quality of being sexual with oneself. solvend A substance to be dissolved. somn- Relating to sleep. somnambulant Walking as if, or while, asleep; sleepwalking. somnambulation The phenomenon of sleepwalking. somnambulize To sleepwalk; to somnambulate. somniculous drowsy; sleepy. somnifacient Inducing or causing sleep. somniferous causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones. somnific Causing sleep; somniferous. somniloquacious Talkative in one’s sleep. somniloquous Talking while asleep. somnipathy Any sleep disorder. somnivolent Having a desire to sleep. Song of Solomon Synonym of Song of Songs, a canonical book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. Song of Songs The twenty-second book of the Christian Old Testament and the seventeenth book of the Hebrew Bible. soniferous Producing or conveying sound; sonorous. sono- Of or relating to sound. sonorific Producing sound. sonus medius A high central vowel occurring in the Latin language, [ɨ] or possibly [ʉ], that developed from earlier /u/ in non-initial syllables due to vowel reduction in Old Latin. Represented by the Claudian letter Ⱶ, ͱ. Sophene Province of ancient Armenia and of the Roman Empire, located to the south-west of Greater Armenia. Independent kingdom from 3rd century B.C. until 90's B.C. Lies in modern-day southeastern Turkey. sophi Wise men; sages. Sophoclean Of or pertaining to Sophocles or his works. sopite To put to sleep, or to quieten. sopition The act of putting to sleep. soporate To lay or put to sleep; to stupefy. sorbefacient Producing absorption. sorbic acid an unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH₃.CH:CH.CH:CH.COOH, found in Rowan berries, and used as a preservative sorbile Fit to be drunk or sipped. sordes Deposits of dirt or bacteria on the body, discharges; bacterial deposits on the teeth or tongue. soricine Of or relating to the shrew family (Soricidae); resembling a shrew in form or habits. sororize To associate, or have a relationship, as or as if sisters; to have sisterly feelings or bonds. sortition Selection by drawing lots. spadiceous Of a bright clear brown or chestnut colour. spado Someone who has been castrated; a eunuch or castrato. spagyrist An alchemist, especially one who tried to discover remedies for diseases. spargefaction The act of sprinkling. sparoid Of or pertaining to the family, Sparidae, of deep-bodied, spinous-finned marine fish, including the sea bream, porgy, scup, and sheepshead. spatiate To rove or ramble. spatulamancy divination using the shoulder blade of an animal -spect To look at, perceive, or observe. spectant Looking forward. spectation Regard; aspect; appearance. speculatory Intended or adapted for viewing or looking out. speculum literature A medieval literary genre, popular from the 12th through the 16th centuries, inspired by the urge to encompass encyclopedic knowledge within a single work. spelaean cave-dwelling sperable hopeful or hoped for spermatize To produce or emit sperm. sphaeraphis A spherical aggregation of raphides in a plant cell sphagnorubin A reddish-violet pigment found in the cell walls of several mosses of the genus Sphagnum. sphingian Of or relating to the Sphinx. sphingine Sphinx-like. sphragide An aluminous earth of a grayish yellow color; a medicinal clay. sphygmic Of or pertaining to the circulatory pulse. sphyraenoid Of or relating to the Sphyraenidae, a family of marine fishes, the barracudas. spicate Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes. spiciferous Bearing ears or spikes; spicate. spiciform spike-shaped spiculate Covered with, or having, spicules. spiculum A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century. spinigerous Bearing a spine or spines; thorn-bearing. spinny Associated with spinning; moving with a spinning motion. spintrian Of or pertaining to sex or fornication (especially homosexual) between three or more people. spirable Capable of being breathed; respirable. spiracle A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration. spirant A non-sibilant fricative. spiricle One of certain minute coiled threads in the coating of some seeds. spirifer Any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the genera †Spirifer and †Delthyris and allied genera in order †Spiriferida, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side. spirillum Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella. spiritus fumans stannic chloride. spiroid Resembling or having the form of a spiral or helix. spiroscope A wet meter used to determine the breathing capacity of the lungs. spirula Any mollusk of the cephalopod genus Spirula, of which Spirula spirula is the only extant species. spissatus A cloud species which consists of dense, high level strands, which can haze, or block the sun. Associated only with cirrus formations. splenative pertaining to the spleen splenculus A lienculus. sp. nov. new species spoliate To plunder spondaic Having or relating to spondees. spondee A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed. spongiole A supposed sponge-like expansion of the tip of a rootlet for absorbing water. spongiose Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities. sponsal Relating to marriage, or to a spouse; spousal. sponsion The act of becoming surety for another. sportula A gift or prize, especially ones given by rich Romans. sportule A charitable gift or contribution; alms; a sportula. spumescent Resembling froth or foam; foaming. spumid spumous; frothy spumiferous Producing foam. spurcity Filth, impurity. spuria Spurious things; especially, a counterfeit or forged written work or one of doubtful attribution. sputation The act of spitting; expectoration. squamate Covered in scales. squamella A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a palea. squamigerous Bearing scales. squamoid Resembling a scale.