INSOMNIAC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does insomniac mean? 

• INSOMNIAC (noun)
  The noun INSOMNIAC has 1 sense:

1. someone who cannot sleep

  Familiarity information: INSOMNIAC used as a noun is very rare.

• INSOMNIAC (adjective)
  The adjective INSOMNIAC has 1 sense:

1. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

  Familiarity information: INSOMNIAC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INSOMNIAC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who cannot sleep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

insomniac; sleepless person

Hypernyms ("insomniac" is a kind of...):

diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)

• INSOMNIAC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

Synonyms:

insomniac; sleepless; watchful

Context example:

twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights

Similar:

awake (not in a state of sleep; completely conscious)

 Context examples 

And, while the pharmaceutical industry is raking in billions by catering to insomniacs, Walker warns that the pills designed to help us doze off are a poor substitute for the natural sleep cycles that the brain needs in order to function well.

(Deep Sleep May Act as Fountain of Youth in Old Age, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)