soporific

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: hypnoticsoporiferoussomniferoussomnifichypnogogichypnagogicnarcotic

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a drug that induces sleepSynonyms: hypnotic

Adjective (2)

  1. sleep inducingSynonyms: soporiferoussomniferoussomnifichypnogogichypnagogic
  2. inducing mental lethargy“a narcotic speech”Synonyms: narcoticsoporiferous
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Soporific \Sop`o*rif"ic\ (?; 277), a. [L. sopor a heavy sleep (akin to somnus sleep) + facere to make. See Somnolent, Fact.] Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep; soporiferous; as, the soporific virtues of opium. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Somniferous; narcotic; opiate; anodyne. [1913 Webster]

Soporific \Sop`o*rif"ic\, n. A medicine, drug, plant, or other agent that has the quality of inducing sleep; a narcotic. [1913 Webster] Soporose
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