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somniferous
som·nif·er·ous S0559200 (sŏm-nĭf′ər-əs) also som·nif·ic (-nĭf′ĭk)adj. Inducing sleep; soporific. som·nif′er·ous·ly adv.somniferous (sɒmˈnɪfərəs) or somnificadj (Medicine) rare tending to induce sleep[C17: from Latin somnifer (from somnus sleep + ferre to do) + -ous] somˈniferously advThesaurusAdj. | 1. | somniferous - sleep inducinghypnagogic, hypnogogic, somnific, soporiferous, soporificdepressant - capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent |
somniferousadjectiveInducing sleep or sedation:hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, slumberous, somnifacient, somnific, somnolent, soporific.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeehypnoticsomniferous
hypnotic [hip-not´ik] 1. causing sleep; called also somniferous.2. an agent that causes sleep; called also somnifacient.3. pertaining to or of the nature of hypnosis or hypnotism.so·po·rif·ic (sō'pō-rif'ik), 1. Causing sleep. Synonym(s): somnifacient, somniferous, somnific, soporiferous2. Synonym(s): hypnotic (2) [L. sopor, deep sleep, + facio, to make] somniferous (sŏm-nĭf′ər-əs) also somnific (-nĭf′ĭk)adj. Inducing sleep; soporific. som·nif′er·ous·ly adv.sop·o·rif·ic (sop'ŏr-if'ik) 1. Causing sleep. Synonym(s): somnifacient, somniferous. 2. An agent that produces sleep. [L. sopor, deep sleep, + facio, to make]sop·o·rif·ic (sop'ŏr-if'ik) Causing sleep. Synonym(s): somnifacient, somniferous. [L. sopor, deep sleep, + facio, to make]somniferous Related to somniferous: puissant, lackadaisicalSynonyms for somniferousadj inducing sleep or sedationSynonyms- hypnotic
- narcotic
- opiate
- sedative
- sleepy
- slumberous
- somnifacient
- somnific
- somnolent
- soporific
Synonyms for somniferousadj sleep inducingSynonyms- hypnagogic
- hypnogogic
- somnific
- soporiferous
- soporific
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