Soporific

Word SOPORIFIC
Character 9
Hyphenation sop o rif ic
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Soporific"

What do we mean by soporific?

Inducing or tending to induce sleep. adjective

Drowsy. adjective

A drug or other substance that induces sleep; a hypnotic. noun

Tending to produce sleep.

Anything which causes sleep, as certain medicines. noun

A medicine, drug, plant, or other agent that has the quality of inducing sleep; a narcotic. noun

Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep; soporiferous. adjective

Something inducing sleep, especially a drug. noun

Something boring or dull. noun

Tending to induce sleep. adjective

Boring, dull adjective

Inducing mental lethargy adjective

A drug that induces sleep noun

Sleep inducing adjective

Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.

Something boring or dull.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Soporific

The word "soporific" in example sentences

There is a misunderstanding about the meaning of the word soporific and when Thompson explains it to McDonald they both enjoy a laugh, at themselves mostly, they let go a little, and it is one of the most human and intimate moments in the film up until that point. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Could anyone ever consider terrific a delivery best called soporific? ❋ Unknown (2006)

It may be remembered that Archibald, in what we may term his soporific period, had manifested a strong, although entirely irrational, repugnance to this east chamber. ❋ Julian Hawthorne (1890)

The first half could best be described as soporific, the encounter displaying all the characteristics of a scrap that had the spectre of relegation very much at the banquet. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"soporific" -- and in explaining Santayana's eventual road to prestige ❋ Unknown (1996)

It was part of the reason that my vocabulary at age three included the word 'soporific'. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The best I can say about the first half of the performance is that I don't often get to use the word "soporific" in casual conversation. ❋ Lithera (2007)

While he quarreled with descriptions of his speaking style as "soporific," Kerry tacitly acknowledged that he failed to connect with enough voters on a personal level. ❋ Unknown (2007)

How about it Rudy - buy me a pastrami sandwich for every time I call a Romney speech "soporific"? ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

I will, however, agree that the June/July issue is somewhat "soporific" as Cheney and DeNiro called it. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I slept like a top, so soundly indeed that I think there was some kind of soporific in the pick-me-up which looked like sherry, especially as the others who had drunk of it also passed an excellent night. ❋ Henry Rider Haggard (1890)

So terrific that 3 of 4 readers rated it "soporific" tristank ❋ Tristank (2010)

Do they need the church simply as a kind of soporific or tranquillizer? ❋ Unknown (2009)

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