英语词汇“soporific”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	soporific
释义	Trends of soporific View usage for: soporific (sɒpərɪfɪk) adjective Something that is soporific makes you feel sleepy. [formal] The warmth of the room and the monotony of the speaker's voice grew soporific. ...the soothing, soporific effects of sitting by an open fire . Synonyms: sleep-inducing, hypnotic, sedative, sleepy More Synonyms of soporific More Synonyms of soporific soporific in British English (ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk) adjective also: archaic soporiferous 1. inducing sleep 2. drowsy; sleepy noun 3. a drug or other agent that induces sleep Derived forms soporifically (ˌsopoˈrifically) or soporiferously (ˌsopoˈriferously) adverb soporific in American English (ˌsɑpəˈrɪfɪk; ˌ soʊpəˈrɪfɪk) adjective 1. causing or tending to cause sleep : also ˌsopoˈriferous (ˌsɑpəˈrɪfərəs; ˌsoʊpəˈrɪfərəs) 2. of or characterized by sleep or sleepiness noun 3. something, as a drug, that causes sleep Word origin Fr soporifique: see sopor & -fic Examples of 'soporific' in a sentence soporific She lay very still, waiting with a sensuous pleasure for the first effects of the soporific. Edith Wharton The House of Mirth (1905) It soothes skin, and the lavender essential oil has a soporific effect. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Bay leaves have a soporific effect, which means it makes you feel sleepy. The Sun (2008) Research confirms that it produces a significant decrease in performance and reaction times, thus inducing calming, soporific effects. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Quotations It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is `soporific'Beatrix PotterThe Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (adjective) in the sense of sleep-inducing 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) in the sense of sedative 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 Explore 'soporific' in the dictionary 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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