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单词 soporific
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soporific

She lay very still, waiting with a sensuous pleasure for the first effects of the soporific.It soothes skin, and the lavender essential oil has a soporific effect.Bay leaves have a soporific effect, which means it makes you feel sleepy.Research confirms that it produces a significant decrease in performance and reaction times, thus inducing calming, soporific effects.

Quotations

(adjective) 
Definition
causing sleep
the soporific effects of alcohol
Synonyms
sleep-inducing
hypnotic
The hypnotic state lies between being awake and being asleep.
sedative
Amber bath oil has a sedative effect.
sleepy
How long we spent there in that sleepy heat, I don't know.
somnolent
The sedative makes people very somnolent.
tranquillizing
somniferous (rare)
(noun) 
Definition
a drug that causes sleep
Synonyms
sedative
They use opium as a sedative.
anaesthetic
The operation is carried out under general anaesthetic.
narcotic
He appears to be under the influence of some sort of narcotic.
hypnotic
opiate
She had to take opiates to control the pain.
tranquillizer
100 tablets of a powerful tranquillizer

Quotation

It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is `soporific' [Beatrix Potter – The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of anaesthetic
Definition
a substance that causes anaesthesia
The operation is carried out under general anaesthetic.
Synonyms
painkiller,
narcotic,
sedative,
opiate,
anodyne,
analgesic,
soporific,
stupefacient,
stupefactive
in the sense of hypnotic
Definition
of or producing hypnosis or sleep
The hypnotic state lies between being awake and being asleep.
Synonyms
mesmeric,
soothing,
narcotic,
opiate,
soporific,
sleep-inducing,
somniferous
in the sense of narcotic
Definition
a drug, such as opium or morphine, that produces numbness and drowsiness, used medicinally but addictive
He appears to be under the influence of some sort of narcotic.
Synonyms
drug,
anaesthetic,
downer (informal),
painkiller,
sedative,
opiate,
palliative,
tranquillizer,
anodyne,
analgesic

Nearby words of
soporific

  • sophisticated
  • sophistication
  • sophistry
  • soporific
  • soppy
  • sorcerer
  • sorcery

Synonyms of 'soporific'

soporific

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of opiate
Definition
a narcotic or sedative drug containing opium
She had to take opiates to control the pain.
Synonyms
narcotic,
drug,
downer (slang),
painkiller,
sedative,
tranquillizer,
bromide,
anodyne,
analgesic,
soporific,
pacifier,
nepenthe
in the sense of sleepy
How long we spent there in that sleepy heat, I don't know.
Synonyms
soporific,
hypnotic,
somnolent,
sleep-inducing,
slumberous
in the sense of somnolent
Definition
drowsy
The sedative makes people very somnolent.
Synonyms
sleepy,
drowsy,
dozy,
comatose,
nodding off (informal),
torpid,
half-awake,
heavy-eyed
in the sense of tranquillizer
Definition
a drug that calms someone suffering from anxiety, tension, etc.
100 tablets of a powerful tranquillizer
Synonyms
sedative,
opiate,
barbiturate,
downer (slang),
red (slang),
bromide
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