Somniferous

  • 61somnifacient — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adjective Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, slumberous, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, soporific. See AWARENESS. II noun Something that induces sleep or sedation: hypnotic,… …

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  • 62somnific — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, slumberous, somnifacient, somniferous, somnolent, soporific. See AWARENESS …

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  • 63Inactivity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inactivity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inactivity inactivity Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction &c. 681 Sgm: N 1 inertness inertness &c. 172 Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy &c. 606 GRP: N 2 …

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  • 64Weariness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Weariness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 weariness weariness defatigation| Sgm: N 1 lassitude lassitude &c.(fatigue) 688 Sgm: N 1 drowsiness drowsiness &c. 683 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 disgust disgust …

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  • 65Bearing and Carrying — The following table is a relatively complete listing of words relating to the bearing, exuding, carrying, emitting, or containing of things by other things. Note that almost all of them end in ferous or gerous (from the Latin ferre and gerere,… …

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  • 66somniferously — adv. in a somniferous manner, in a manner which induces sleep …

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  • 67somnific — adj. inducing sleep, causing drowsiness, soporific, somniferous …

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  • 68sleepy — a. 1. Drowsy, somnolent, dozy, heavy, inclined to sleep. 2. Somniferous, soporiferous, narcotic, soporific, somnific, slumberous, opiate. 3. Sluggish, inactive, heavy, lazy, dull, torpid, slow …

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  • 69slumberous — a. Soporific, soporiferous, somniferous, somnific, sleepy, drowsy …

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  • 70somnific — a. See somniferous …

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