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soporific

[ sop-uh-rif-ik, soh-puh- ]

adjective

  1. causing or tending to cause sleep.
  2. pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy.


noun

  1. something that causes sleep, as a medicine or drug.

soporific

/ ËŒ²õÉ’±èəˈ°ùɪ´Úɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. inducing sleep
  2. drowsy; sleepy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a drug or other agent that induces sleep
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²õ´Ç±è´Çˈ°ù¾±´Ú¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ´Ç±èo·°ù¾±´Úi·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
  • ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·²õ´Ç±èo·°ù¾±´Úi³¦ adjective noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôî€È´´Ç±è·´Ç°ù·¾±´Úi³¦ adjective noun
  • ³Ü²Ôî€È´´Ç±è·´Ç·°ù¾±´Úi³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of soporific1

1655–65; < Latin sopor sopor + -i- + -fic; compare French soporifique
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He talked about it in his soporific acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention:

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Musty retreads of Ibsen and Chekhov, besides being counter to the maverick spirit of their play, can be soporific endurance tests.

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It’s so effective a soporific that most nights I struggle to read for more than 10 minutes, which is both satisfying and maddening.

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The smell of incense — a combination of frankincense and myrrh — leached from every corner of the space, creating a somewhat soporific effect.

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He finished ahead of Alonso and Russell after a soporific race that provided little encouragement for those hoping for an exciting season, the longest in F1 history.

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