a.
[L. somnificus; somnus sleep + facere to make.]
Causing sleep; somniferous.
somnific
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adjective
- Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, slumberous, somnifacient, somniferous, somnolent, soporific. See awareness/unawareness.
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
sleep inducing
Synonyms: soporific, soporiferous, somniferous, hypnogogic, hypnagogic
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