- soporiferous
- adjective1. sleep inducing• Syn: ↑soporific, ↑somniferous, ↑somnific, ↑hypnogogic, ↑hypnagogic• Similar to: ↑depressant2. inducing mental lethargy-
a narcotic speech
• Similar to: ↑uninteresting
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
soporiferous
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Soporiferous — Sop o*rif er*ous, a. [L. soparifer; sopor a heavy sleep + ferere to bring.] Causing sleep; somniferous; soporific. Soporiferous medicine. Swift. [1913 Webster] {Sop o*rif er*ous*ly}, adv. {Sop o*rif er*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soporiferous — index narcotic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
soporiferous — soporiferously, adv. soporiferousness, n. /sop euh rif euhr euhs, soh peuh /, adj. bringing sleep; soporific. [1580 90; < L soporifer (sopor , comb. form of sopor SOPOR + i I + fer FER) + OUS] * * * … Universalium
soporiferous — adjective soporific, sleep inducing … Wiktionary
soporiferous — SYN: soporific (1). [L. soporifer, fr. sopor, deep sleep, + fero, to bring] * * * so·po·rif·er·ous .säp ə rif (ə )rəs, .sō pə adj SOPORIFIC * * * so·po·rif·er·ous (so″por ifґər əs) [sopor + ferous] inducing deep or profound… … Medical dictionary
soporiferous — bearing sleep Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
soporiferous — adj. causing sleep or sleepiness … English contemporary dictionary
soporiferous — a. See soporific … New dictionary of synonyms
soporiferous — sopo·rif·er·ous … English syllables
soporiferous — /sɒpəˈrɪfərəs/ (say sopuh rifuhruhs) adjective bringing sleep; soporific. {Latin sopōrifer sleep bringing + ous} –soporiferously, adverb –soporiferousness, noun …
