somnial

adjective

som·​ni·​al

ˈsämnēəl

: of or relating to sleep or dreams

vivid recollections of … bizarre somnial experiences

—H. W. Cushing

Word History

Etymology

French, from Late Latin somnialis, from Latin somnium dream + -alis -al; akin to Latin somnus sleep

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