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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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Soporific is an adjective that means causing or tending to cause sleep, or a noun that means a soporific agent. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and related words of soporific from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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.
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.
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.”
Soporific means causing or tending to cause sleep, or of or characterized by sleep or sleepiness. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and usage of soporific with examples from literature and media.
Soporific is an adjective that means making you want to go to sleep. Learn how to use it in sentences, pronounce it, and find synonyms and related words.
