Soporific
41hypnotic — 1. Causing sleep. 2. An agent that promotes sleep. SYN: soporific (2). 3. Relating to hypnotism. [G. hypnotikos, causing one to sleep] * * * hyp·not·ic hip nät ik adj 1) tending to produce sleep: SOPORIFIC …
42somnifer — SOMNIFÉR, Ă, somniferi, e, adj., s.n. (Medicament, substanţă) care provoacă somn; soporific, hipnotic, narcotic. – Din fr. somnifère, lat. somnifer. Trimis de LauraGellner, 23.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 SOMNIFÉR s., adj. (farm.) hipnotic,… …
43opiate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. narcotic, palliative, drug, sedative, tranquilizer, analgesic. See insensibility, remedy, habit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Anything that pacifies] Syn. pacifier, sedative, anodyne; see tranquilizer 2 . 2 …
44sedative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sedation; tranquilizer, bromide, calmant; sleeping pill; drug, narcotic, opiate, morphine; hypnotic; painkiller, barbiturate, analgesic, downer (sl.), goofball (sl.); Demerol, Nembutal. See remedy,… …
45hypnagogic — adjective sleep inducing • Syn: ↑soporific, ↑soporiferous, ↑somniferous, ↑somnific, ↑hypnogogic • Similar to: ↑depressant • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
46hypnogogic — adjective sleep inducing • Syn: ↑soporific, ↑soporiferous, ↑somniferous, ↑somnific, ↑hypnagogic • Similar to: ↑depressant • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
47somnific — adjective sleep inducing • Syn: ↑soporific, ↑soporiferous, ↑somniferous, ↑hypnogogic, ↑hypnagogic • Similar to: ↑depressant • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
48hypnotic — I. adjective Etymology: French or Late Latin; French hypnotique, from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Greek hypnōtikos, from hypnoun to put to sleep, from hypnos Date: 1625 1. tending to produce sleep ; soporific 2. a. of or relating to hypnosis or… …
49Begging the question — Bust of Aristotle, whose Prior Analytics contained an early discussion of this fallacy. Begging the question (or petitio principii, assuming the initial point ) is a type of logical fallacy in which the proposition to be proven is assumed… …
50Lludd Llaw Eraint — Lludd Llaw Eraint, Lludd of the Silver Hand , son of Beli Mawr, is a legendary hero from Welsh mythology. As Nudd Llaw Eraint (the earlier form of his name, cognate of the Irish Nuada Airgetlám, derived from the pre Roman British god Nodens) he… …
