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SOPORIFIC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug that induces sleepplay

Synonyms:

hypnotic; soporific

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("soporific" is a kind of...):

drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

hypnagogue (an agent that induces drowsiness or sleep)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "soporific"):

narcoleptic (a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep)

sleeping capsule; sleeping draught; sleeping pill; sleeping tablet (a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule))

Derivation:

soporific (inducing mental lethargy)

soporific (sleep inducing)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inducing mental lethargyplay

Example:

a narcotic speech

Synonyms:

narcotic; soporiferous; soporific

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

uninteresting (arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement)

Derivation:

soporific (a drug that induces sleep)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sleep inducingplay

Synonyms:

hypnagogic; hypnogogic; somniferous; somnific; soporiferous; soporific

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

depressant (capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent)

Derivation:

soporific (a drug that induces sleep)

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