"insomniac" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-us-insomniac.ogg
Rhymes: -æk Etymology: From insomnia + -ac. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|insomnia|ac}} insomnia + -ac Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} insomniac (not comparable)
  1. Suffering from or pertaining to insomnia. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Sleep Translations (suffering from or pertaining to insomnia): insomne (Catalan), unettomuudesta kärsivä (Finnish), insomniaque (French), insomnisch (German), schlafgestört (German), svefnleysis- (Icelandic), اویقوسز (uykusuz) (Ottoman Turkish), insomniac (Romanian), insomne (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-insomniac-en-adj-dCX6iYPB Disambiguation of Sleep: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ac, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ac: 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 65 33 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 23 0 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 77 23

Noun

Audio: en-us-insomniac.ogg Forms: insomniacs [plural]
Rhymes: -æk Etymology: From insomnia + -ac. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|insomnia|ac}} insomnia + -ac Head templates: {{en-noun}} insomniac (plural insomniacs)
  1. One who suffers an inability or difficulty sleeping; a sufferer from insomnia. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who suffers an inability or difficulty sleeping): unettomuudesta kärsivä (Finnish), insomniaque (French), Schlafloser [masculine] (German), Schlafgestörter [masculine] (German), Schlafgestörte [feminine] (German), Asom­nier (med.) [masculine] (German), einhver sem þjáist af svefnleysi [masculine] (Icelandic), insonne [masculine] (Italian), несоник (nesonik) [masculine] (Macedonian), бессоник (bessonik) [masculine] (Macedonian), insomniac [masculine] (Occitan), insone (Portuguese), insomniac [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-insomniac-en-noun-7MU13-UE Disambiguation of People: 36 64

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