circumsomner
A rare or literary term for a person who walks around while asleep. It specifically describes an individual exhibiting somnambulism, often with the nuance of wandering in a circular or surrounding path.
Exemples
3 sur 5The young boy was a known circumsomner, often found by his parents wandering the hallways in the middle of the night.
The young boy was a known circumsomner, often found by his parents wandering the hallways in the middle of the night.
In the medical report, the patient was classified as a chronic circumsomner due to his frequent nocturnal excursions.
In the medical report, the patient was classified as a chronic circumsomner due to his frequent nocturnal excursions.
I woke up terrified because my roommate is a circumsomner and was just standing in the corner of the room.
I woke up terrified because my roommate is a circumsomner and was just standing in the corner of the room.
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Think of 'circum' (like a circle) and 'somn' (like insomnia/sleep). It’s someone walking in circles while sleeping.
Quiz rapide
The guest house had to install special latches on the doors because the owner's son was a ______ who might wander into the garden at night.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : circumsomner
Exemples
The young boy was a known circumsomner, often found by his parents wandering the hallways in the middle of the night.
everydayThe young boy was a known circumsomner, often found by his parents wandering the hallways in the middle of the night.
In the medical report, the patient was classified as a chronic circumsomner due to his frequent nocturnal excursions.
formalIn the medical report, the patient was classified as a chronic circumsomner due to his frequent nocturnal excursions.
I woke up terrified because my roommate is a circumsomner and was just standing in the corner of the room.
informalI woke up terrified because my roommate is a circumsomner and was just standing in the corner of the room.
The study analyzed the neurological pathways activated in the circumsomner during non-REM sleep cycles.
academicThe study analyzed the neurological pathways activated in the circumsomner during non-REM sleep cycles.
Due to the executive being a circumsomner, his security detail had to be briefed on how to handle sleepwalking episodes during the conference.
businessDue to the executive being a circumsomner, his security detail had to be briefed on how to handle sleepwalking episodes during the conference.
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
the path of a circumsomner
the path of a circumsomner
wandering like a circumsomner
wandering like a circumsomner
caught as a circumsomner
caught as a circumsomner
Souvent confondu avec
Somnambulist is the standard clinical term; circumsomner is much rarer and emphasizes the 'around' or 'circum' movement.
A circumnavigator travels around the world, whereas a circumsomner walks around while sleeping.
Notes d'usage
This is an extremely rare, literary term mostly found in advanced vocabulary tests or archaic texts. In modern conversation or medical contexts, 'somnambulist' or 'sleepwalker' is preferred.
Erreurs courantes
Learners might confuse it with general sleepiness; remember it must involve physical walking or moving around.
Astuce mémo
Think of 'circum' (like a circle) and 'somn' (like insomnia/sleep). It’s someone walking in circles while sleeping.
Origine du mot
Derived from the Latin 'circum' (around) and 'somnus' (sleep).
Modèles grammaticaux
Contexte culturel
The term evokes imagery from 19th-century Gothic literature where sleepwalking was often treated as a mysterious or haunting phenomenon.
Quiz rapide
The guest house had to install special latches on the doors because the owner's son was a ______ who might wander into the garden at night.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : circumsomner
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