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- Dictionarysoporific/sɒpəˈrɪfɪk/
adjective
- 1. tending to induce drowsiness or sleep: "the motion of the train had a somewhat soporific effect"
noun
- 1. a drug or other substance that induces drowsiness or sleep.
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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. soporific. 2 of 2. noun. : a soporific agent. specifically : hypnotic sense 1. Did you know? Soporific comes from Latin sopor, which means "deep sleep."
adjective. uk / ˌsɒp. ə rˈɪf.ɪk / us / ˌsɑː.pəˈrɪf.ɪk / Add to word list. causing sleep or making a person want to sleep: the soporific effect of the heat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping. altered state of consciousness. beauty. bed. bunk. bye-byes. catch/cop/get some z's idiom. comatose. count.
Soporific definition: causing or tending to cause sleep.. See examples of SOPORIFIC used in a sentence.
Something that is soporific is sleep-inducing. Certain medicines, but also extreme coziness, can have a soporific effect. In the 1680’s, soporific, which doubles as both adjective and noun, was formed from the French soporifique. That word, in turn, came from the Latin sopor “deep sleep.”
adjective. us / ˌsɑː.pəˈrɪf.ɪk / uk / ˌsɒp. ə rˈɪf.ɪk / Add to word list. causing sleep or making a person want to sleep: the soporific effect of the heat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping. altered state of consciousness. beauty. bed down. bunk. bye-byes. catch/cop/get some z's idiom. comatose. crash.
Definition of soporific adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
soporific. (sɒpərɪfɪk ) adjective. Something that is soporific makes you feel sleepy. [formal] The warmth of the room and the monotony of the speaker's voice grew soporific. ...the soothing, soporific effects of sitting by an open fire . Synonyms: sleep-inducing, hypnotic, sedative, sleepy More Synonyms of soporific. More Synonyms of soporific.
sop•o•rif•ic. (ˌsɒp əˈrɪf ɪk, ˌsoʊ pə-) adj. 1. Also, sop`o•rif′er•ous. a. causing or tending to cause sleep. b. pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy. n. 2. something that causes sleep, as a medicine or drug.
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soporific meaning, definition, what is soporific: making you feel ready to sleep: Learn more.
