French word

endormi

Pronunciation

IPA/ɑ̃dɔʁmi/

Meaning

  • adjectiveasleep

Example

Le garçon est endormi sur le canapé.

The boy is asleep on the couch.

Illustration for endormi (asleep)

More examples

Après la nuit blanche, il était complètement endormi.

After the sleepless night, he was completely asleep.

Core concept

Closed eyes and slowed activity, whether in a sleeping person or a quiet, dormant place.

Common phrases

  • avoir l'air endormi

    look sleepy

  • profondément endormi

    deeply asleep

Similar words

assoupi: Barely awake and sinking into a shallow sleep.
somnolent: So drowsy that sleep seems imminent.

Definition in French

Qui dort; au sens figuré, qui manque d'activité ou de vivacité.

Word origin

French endormi developed from endormir, a verb built with en- and dormir, whose Latin source is dormire.

Usage tips

  • With a person, endormi describes someone already asleep, while with a place such as une ville endormie it describes a lack of activity.

Other meanings

  • sluggishadjective

Opposites

  • réveilléawakeadjective

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