soporiferousadj.

Brit.

/sɒpəˈrɪfərəs/,

/səʊpəˈrɪfərəs/, U.S.

/ˌsɑpəˈrɪf(ə)rəs/

Etymology: < Latin sopōrifer ( < sopor sleep + -fer bearing): see -ferous comb. form. Compare French soporifère, Spanish soporifero, Portuguese soporifero, Italian soporifero.

Now rare.

†1.

a. Of a disease, morbid state, etc.: Characterized by unnatural or excessive sleep; soporose; lethargic. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > of disease or morbid state

soporiferous1583

sleepy1623

soporous1684

soporose1710

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > stupor or coma > [adjective] > morbid sleep

soporiferous1583

lethargic1595

lethargical1617

sleepy1623

soporous1684

soporose1710

narcoleptic1904

hypersomnic1929

1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke i. xvii. 20 Losse of memorie..is caused in the lethargie and other soporiferous diseases.

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 35 b/1 Shee is as if she hadde the soporiferouse dissease, without all strength, clene layed a-longe.

1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel v. 141 It made him fall down into a soporiferous swound.

†b. Affected with numbness or ‘sleep’. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adjective] > rendered physically insensible

astonieda1375

benumba1400

numba1400

aclumsida1425

benumbed1547

numbed1553

astonished1576

astoned1578

brawned1582

soporiferous1599

cauterized1603

mortified1608

stupefied?1611

obtundeda1644

bedeaded1656

1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 209 Bath heer~with oftentimes the soporiferous Ioyncte.

a. = soporific adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > causing or inducing sleep

sleepingc1369

sleepy1398

lullingc1440

somnolentc1475

sleepery1513

sleeprife1513

narcotic1526

opiate1543

breed-sleep1582

somnoriferous1583

drowsy1590

dormitive1593

soporiferous1601

somniferous1602

sleep-bringing1605

dormitary1609

hypnotic1625

dormitory1631

papaverous1646

dormant1654

hypnotical1657

somnifyinga1661

sleepifying1662

slumberous1667

soporific1690

somnific1721

somniculous1820

somnorific1865

soporous1866

drowsing1881

narcoleptic1984

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 113 That venomous creature, which by a soporiferous power that it hath..casteth a man into a deadly sleep.

1656 T. Fuller Notes Jonah in Coll. Serm. 27 Supposing there was some opium, or soporiferous virtue therein.

1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 408 The whole Body of Physicians hath..attributed to this Plant [sc. hounds-tongue] a soporiferous Quality.

1767 J. Penn By Way of Prevention 7 The Preacher, who delivers himself in such a spiritless, soporiferous Manner.

1803 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1804) 7 360 The soporiferous and sudorific properties of this truly inestimable opiate.

1825 W. Scott Talisman viii, in Tales Crusaders III. 203 The invalid..resisting no longer the soporiferous operation of the elixir, sunk down in a gentle sleep.

b. = soporific adj. 1b. Also figurative. ?Obsolete. (Common in the 17th cent.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [adjective] > sedative, narcotic, or hypnotic

stupefactive?a1425

sedativec1425

narcotic1526

opiate1543

narcotical1587

soporiferous1601

hypnotic1625

soporative1629

pacative1664

opiative1674

opiatic1678

thebaic1746

soporific1775

narcotico-acrid1815

depressant1887

opiumy1891

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 112 Halicacabus..is more soporiferous than Opium, and sooner casteth a man into a dead sleepe.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §96 Soporiferous Medecines applyed unto them, provoke sleep.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity xx. 75 A lusty draught of that Soporiferous potion that will make him repose himself wholly on the faith of his Priest.

1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. iii. 91 Some soporiferous stupifying wine, or potion, or medicine, which being given to a man, or sprinkled on him, casts him into a deep sleep.

1711 W. King et al. Vindic. Sacheverell 17 Soporiferous Draughts of Moderation.

1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iii. 315 The Air perfum'd with the Smell of soporiferous Plants, as Poppies.

1785 H. Arnot Coll. Trials Scotl. 143 They also applied to Kennedy for intoxicating, or soporiferous draughts.

c. = soporific adj. 1c.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > dull > inducing sleep

soporiferous1694

soporific1727

narcotical1831

neurypnological1893

1694 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) Prol. p. lvii Books..dull, soporiferous.

†3. = soporific adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [adjective]

winkinga1000

slummy?c1225

anappedc1300

sleepya1325

heavy1382

slumberyc1386

sleepful1398

peisant1484

slumberous1495

drowsy1530

sleepish1530

sleepery1535

slumberinga1538

somnolent1547

heavy-headed1552

drowsy-headed1576

narrow-eyed1607

soporiferous1607

oscitant1625

nodding1631

Morphean1641

dormious1656

somniculous1656

dozed1659

drowsed1667

peeping1673

dozy1693

peepy1699

somniferous1798

noddy1801

dozing1820

head-nodding1832

snory1837

soporific1841

somnolescent1845

swodder1847

adrowse1848

snoozy1877

slumbersome1884

1607 T. Middleton Phoenix sig. F3^v Hark you sluggish Soporiferous villaines.

1624 R. Skynner Let. in R. Parr Life J. Usher (1686) Coll. cii. 349 Awake you sleepers from your sleep, and ye soporiferous sluggards, arise from your drowsiness.

Derivatives

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sopoˈriferously adv. Webster 1847.

sopoˈriferousness n. the state or quality of being soporiferous; sleepy or lethargic condition.

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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [noun]

somnolencec1386

sleepingness1398

slumberness1495

sleepiness1580

soporiferousness1598

somnolency1623

dozedness1671

doziness1679

swother?c1730

sleepfulness1818

somnolescence1831

sleepy-headiness1841

slumberousness1842

nappishness1851

sleepy-headedness1884

snooziness1887

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 29 b/1 This vayne is opened agaynst the soporiferousnes and payne in the foreheade.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Soporiferousness, Sleep-causing Quality.

1838 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 44 639 A sort of soporiferousness laid hold of me.

1888 Harper's Mag. Aug. 343 The very air seems inimical to thought; it is heavy with soporiferousness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soporiferous
释义	soporiferousadj. Brit. /sɒpəˈrɪfərəs/, /səʊpəˈrɪfərəs/, U.S. /ˌsɑpəˈrɪf(ə)rəs/ Etymology: < Latin sopōrifer ( < sopor sleep + -fer bearing): see -ferous comb. form. Compare French soporifère, Spanish soporifero, Portuguese soporifero, Italian soporifero. Now rare. †1. a. Of a disease, morbid state, etc.: Characterized by unnatural or excessive sleep; soporose; lethargic. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > of disease or morbid state soporiferous1583 sleepy1623 soporous1684 soporose1710 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > stupor or coma > [adjective] > morbid sleep soporiferous1583 lethargic1595 lethargical1617 sleepy1623 soporous1684 soporose1710 narcoleptic1904 hypersomnic1929 1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke i. xvii. 20 Losse of memorie..is caused in the lethargie and other soporiferous diseases. 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 35 b/1 Shee is as if she hadde the soporiferouse dissease, without all strength, clene layed a-longe. 1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel v. 141 It made him fall down into a soporiferous swound. †b. Affected with numbness or ‘sleep’. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adjective] > rendered physically insensible astonieda1375 benumba1400 numba1400 aclumsida1425 benumbed1547 numbed1553 astonished1576 astoned1578 brawned1582 soporiferous1599 cauterized1603 mortified1608 stupefied?1611 obtundeda1644 bedeaded1656 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 209 Bath heer~with oftentimes the soporiferous Ioyncte. 2. a. = soporific adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > causing or inducing sleep sleepingc1369 sleepy1398 lullingc1440 somnolentc1475 sleepery1513 sleeprife1513 narcotic1526 opiate1543 breed-sleep1582 somnoriferous1583 drowsy1590 dormitive1593 soporiferous1601 somniferous1602 sleep-bringing1605 dormitary1609 hypnotic1625 dormitory1631 papaverous1646 dormant1654 hypnotical1657 somnifyinga1661 sleepifying1662 slumberous1667 soporific1690 somnific1721 somniculous1820 somnorific1865 soporous1866 drowsing1881 narcoleptic1984 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 113 That venomous creature, which by a soporiferous power that it hath..casteth a man into a deadly sleep. 1656 T. Fuller Notes Jonah in Coll. Serm. 27 Supposing there was some opium, or soporiferous virtue therein. 1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 408 The whole Body of Physicians hath..attributed to this Plant [sc. hounds-tongue] a soporiferous Quality. 1767 J. Penn By Way of Prevention 7 The Preacher, who delivers himself in such a spiritless, soporiferous Manner. 1803 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1804) 7 360 The soporiferous and sudorific properties of this truly inestimable opiate. 1825 W. Scott Talisman viii, in Tales Crusaders III. 203 The invalid..resisting no longer the soporiferous operation of the elixir, sunk down in a gentle sleep. b. = soporific adj. 1b. Also figurative. ?Obsolete. (Common in the 17th cent.) ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [adjective] > sedative, narcotic, or hypnotic stupefactive?a1425 sedativec1425 narcotic1526 opiate1543 narcotical1587 soporiferous1601 hypnotic1625 soporative1629 pacative1664 opiative1674 opiatic1678 thebaic1746 soporific1775 narcotico-acrid1815 depressant1887 opiumy1891 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 112 Halicacabus..is more soporiferous than Opium, and sooner casteth a man into a dead sleepe. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §96 Soporiferous Medecines applyed unto them, provoke sleep. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity xx. 75 A lusty draught of that Soporiferous potion that will make him repose himself wholly on the faith of his Priest. 1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. iii. 91 Some soporiferous stupifying wine, or potion, or medicine, which being given to a man, or sprinkled on him, casts him into a deep sleep. 1711 W. King et al. Vindic. Sacheverell 17 Soporiferous Draughts of Moderation. 1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iii. 315 The Air perfum'd with the Smell of soporiferous Plants, as Poppies. 1785 H. Arnot Coll. Trials Scotl. 143 They also applied to Kennedy for intoxicating, or soporiferous draughts. c. = soporific adj. 1c. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > dull > inducing sleep soporiferous1694 soporific1727 narcotical1831 neurypnological1893 1694 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) Prol. p. lvii Books..dull, soporiferous. †3. = soporific adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [adjective] winkinga1000 slummy?c1225 anappedc1300 sleepya1325 heavy1382 slumberyc1386 sleepful1398 peisant1484 slumberous1495 drowsy1530 sleepish1530 sleepery1535 slumberinga1538 somnolent1547 heavy-headed1552 drowsy-headed1576 narrow-eyed1607 soporiferous1607 oscitant1625 nodding1631 Morphean1641 dormious1656 somniculous1656 dozed1659 drowsed1667 peeping1673 dozy1693 peepy1699 somniferous1798 noddy1801 dozing1820 head-nodding1832 snory1837 soporific1841 somnolescent1845 swodder1847 adrowse1848 snoozy1877 slumbersome1884 1607 T. Middleton Phoenix sig. F3^v Hark you sluggish Soporiferous villaines. 1624 R. Skynner Let. in R. Parr Life J. Usher (1686) Coll. cii. 349 Awake you sleepers from your sleep, and ye soporiferous sluggards, arise from your drowsiness. Derivatives Categories » sopoˈriferously adv. Webster 1847. sopoˈriferousness n. the state or quality of being soporiferous; sleepy or lethargic condition. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [noun] somnolencec1386 sleepingness1398 slumberness1495 sleepiness1580 soporiferousness1598 somnolency1623 dozedness1671 doziness1679 swother?c1730 sleepfulness1818 somnolescence1831 sleepy-headiness1841 slumberousness1842 nappishness1851 sleepy-headedness1884 snooziness1887 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 29 b/1 This vayne is opened agaynst the soporiferousnes and payne in the foreheade. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Soporiferousness, Sleep-causing Quality. 1838 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 44 639 A sort of soporiferousness laid hold of me. 1888 Harper's Mag. Aug. 343 The very air seems inimical to thought; it is heavy with soporiferousness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1583
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