Soporific
11soporific — 1. adjective 1) soporific drugs Syn: sleep inducing, sedative, somnolent, calmative, tranquilizing, narcotic, opiate; drowsy, sleepy, somniferous; Medicine hypnotic Ant: invigorating 2) a soporific …
12soporific — I. adjective Etymology: probably from French soporifique, from Latin sopor deep sleep; akin to Latin somnus sleep more at somnolent Date: 1665 1. a. causing or tending to cause sleep < soporific drugs > b. tending to dull awareness or alertness 2 …
13soporific — 1. noun /ˌsɒp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk,ˌsoʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/ Something inducing sleep, especially a drug The doctor prescribed a soporific to help him sleep. 2. adjective /ˌsɒp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk,ˌsoʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/ Tending to induce sleep. The professor delivered a soporific… …
14soporific — adj. Soporific is used with these nouns: ↑effect …
15soporific — sop|o|rif|ic [ˌsɔpəˈrıfık US ˌsa: ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: soporifique, from Latin sopor deep sleep ] making you feel ready to sleep ▪ His voice had an almost soporific effect …
16soporific — sop|o|rif|ic [ ,sapə rıfık ] adjective FORMAL something that is soporific makes you want to sleep a. used about things that are very boring …
17soporific — [ˌsɒpə rɪfɪk] adjective inducing drowsiness or sleep. ↘sleepy. noun a soporific drug or other agent. Derivatives soporifically adverb Origin C17: from L. sopor sleep + ific …
18soporific — adjective formal making you feel ready to sleep: His voice had an almost soporific effect. soporifically / kli/ adverb …
19soporific — UK [ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk] / US [ˌsɑpəˈrɪfɪk] adjective formal a) something that is soporific makes you want to sleep b) used about things that are very boring …
20soporific — adj. & n. adj. tending to produce sleep. n. a soporific drug or influence. Derivatives: soporiferous adj. soporifically adv. Etymology: L sopor sleep + FIC …
