Soporific
71hypnotic — [hip nät′ik] adj. [Fr or LL: Fr hypnotique < LL hypnoticus < Gr hypnōtikos, tending to sleep < hypnos: see HYPNO ] 1. causing sleep; soporific 2. of, characterized by, having the nature of, or inducing hypnosis 3. easily hypnotized n. 1 …
72narcoleptic — I noun 1. a person who has narcolepsy • Hypernyms: ↑sick person, ↑diseased person, ↑sufferer 2. a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep • Hypernyms: ↑soporific, ↑hypnotic …
73sleeping capsule — noun a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑sleeping pill, ↑sleeping tablet, ↑sleeping draught • Hypernyms: ↑soporific, ↑hypnotic, ↑pill, ↑ …
74sleeping draught — noun a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) • Syn: ↑sleeping pill, ↑sleeping tablet, ↑sleeping capsule • Hypernyms: ↑soporific, ↑hypnotic, ↑pill, ↑lozenge, ↑ …
75sleeping pill — noun a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑sleeping tablet, ↑sleeping capsule, ↑sleeping draught • Hypernyms: ↑soporific, ↑hypnotic, ↑pill, ↑ …
76sleeping tablet — noun a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) • Syn: ↑sleeping pill, ↑sleeping capsule, ↑sleeping draught • Hypernyms: ↑soporific, ↑hypnotic, ↑pill, ↑lozenge, ↑ …
77Dormitive — Dor mi*tive, a. [Cf. F. dormitif, fr. dormire to sleep.] Causing sleep; as, the dormitive properties of opium. Clarke. n. (Med.) A medicine to promote sleep; a soporific; an opiate. [1913 Webster] …
78Drowsier — Drowsy Drow sy, a. [Compar. {Drowsier}; superl. {Drowsiest}.] 1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. When I am drowsy. Shak. [1913 Webster] Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. Shak. [1913 Webster] To our age s… …
79Drowsiest — Drowsy Drow sy, a. [Compar. {Drowsier}; superl. {Drowsiest}.] 1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. When I am drowsy. Shak. [1913 Webster] Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. Shak. [1913 Webster] To our age s… …
80Drowsy — Drow sy, a. [Compar. {Drowsier}; superl. {Drowsiest}.] 1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. When I am drowsy. Shak. [1913 Webster] Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. Shak. [1913 Webster] To our age s drowsy… …
