Literary notes about Slumbrous (AI summary)
In literature, the term "slumbrous" is often employed to evoke a dreamy, languid atmosphere that blurs the boundaries between wakefulness and sleep. It appears in character descriptions where drowsy, almost hypnotic eyes suggest both allure and detachment, as seen in passages like [1] and [2]. The word also finds a home in portrayals of quiet, somnolent landscapes and still moments—the heavy, almost tangible silence of a town or a meadow described in [3] or [4] deepens the mood of suspended time. Additionally, slumbrous imagery extends to the ambient quality of light and sound, lending a soft, mellow character to nature and music as illustrated in [5] and [6]. This versatility in usage underscores its power to subtly infuse scenes with an impression of dreamy reverie and gentle melancholy.
- He looked at the woman by 181 his side, the flushed cheeks, the soft, slumbrous eyes, with absolute repulsion.
— from The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens - She looked at me with a singular expression in her slumbrous eyes.
— from Simon the Jester by William John Locke - Toward sunset, a sudden commotion roused the slumbrous place.
— from The Raid of The Guerilla, and Other Stories by Mary Noailles Murfree - There was nobody on that side of the veranda—the compound lay empty under the pitiless heat below, and a slumbrous silence pervaded the factory.
— from The League of the Leopard by Harold Bindloss - Sun on the slumbrous meadows, Sun on the sleeping trees; Massy and deep the shadows Stirred by no vagrant breeze.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93. August 6, 1887. by Various - A shot rang out, faint and distant, upon the slumbrous morning air.
— from A Veldt Vendetta by Bertram Mitford
