somnambulation

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noun

The phenomenon of sleepwalking.

“He broke his arm on one of his many somnambulations.”

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sleepwalkingsomnambulismnoctambulismnoctambulation
OriginLatin somnus →
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Meanings

nounsomnambulation (countable and uncountable, plural somnambulations)

plural somnambulations

  1. countablerareuncountableThe phenomenon of sleepwalking.

    He is known for his somnambulation, as well as his vivid sleep-talking.

  2. countablerareuncountableAn instance of sleepwalking.

    He broke his arm on one of his many somnambulations.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwalking by a person who is asleep

Similar
sleepwalkingsomnambulismnoctambulismnoctambulation
Broader
sleepingwalkwalking
Also see
noctambulationnoctambulismsleepwalkingsomnambulism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsomnus“sleep”
  2. Englishsomnambulation

From Latin somnus (“sleep”) + ambulatio (“a walking about”), from ambulare (“to walk”). See somnolent, amble.

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APA

somnambulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somnambulation

MLA

“somnambulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somnambulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somnambulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somnambulation.

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