soporific
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adjective \ˌsä-pə-ˈri-fik\Definition of SOPORIFIC
1
a : causing or tending to cause sleep <soporific drugs> b : tending to dull awareness or alertness
2
: of, relating to, or marked by sleepiness or lethargy
See Examples of SOPORIFIC
- the soporific heat of summer
- <this medication is soporific, so do not drive after taking it>
Origin of SOPORIFIC
probably from French soporifique, from Latin sopor deep sleep; akin to Latin somnus sleep — more at somnolent
First Known Use: 1665
Related to SOPORIFIC
- Synonyms
- drowsy, narcotic, opiate, sleepy, slumberous (or slumbrous), somniferous, somnolent, hypnotic
- Antonyms
- stimulant
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2soporific
nounDefinition of SOPORIFIC
: a soporific agent; specifically : hypnotic 1
First Known Use of SOPORIFIC
circa 1727
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