soporific

(sŏp'ə-rĭf'ĭk, sō'pə-)
adj.

1. Inducing or tending to induce sleep.
2. Drowsy.

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

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adjective

1. Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, slumberous, somnifacient, somniferous, somnific, somnolent. See awareness/unawareness.
2. Ready for or needing sleep: dozy, drowsy, nodding, sleepy, slumberous, slumbery, somnolent. See awareness/unawareness.

noun

Something that induces sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, somnifacient. See awareness/unawareness.

adj

Definition: sleepy; sleep-inducing
Antonyms: awake, conscious, exciting, invigorating, stimulating

1. producing deep sleep.
2. an agent that induces sleep.

(sop′ərif′ik)
n

A sleep-producing drug.

For a list of words related to soporific, see:

• PHARMACOLOGY - soporific: hypnotic drug; sleeping pill
• Ordinary, Dull, Plain, or Banal
• Drug Names and Forms - soporific: hypnotic or sleep-inducing drug

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - søvndyssende
n. - sovemiddel

Nederlands (Dutch)
slaapverwekkend

Français (French)
adj. - soporifique, somnolent
n. - somnifère

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlafmittel
adj. - einschläfernd

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπνωτικό (φάρμακο)
adj. - υπνωτικός, υπναλέος, νυσταλέος

Italiano (Italian)
soporifero

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - soporífero (m)

Русский (Russian)
снотворное, снотворный (о препарате), усыпляющий, сонный, дремлющий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - soporífero, adormecedor
n. - soporífero, narcótico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sömnmedel
adj. - sömngivande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
催眠的, 想睡的, 催眠剂, 安眠药

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 催眠的, 想睡的
n. - 催眠劑, 安眠藥

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 최면의, 졸리게 하는
n. - 수면제, 마취제, 최면제

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 眠らせる, 催眠性の, 睡眠の
n. - 催眠剤

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عقار منوم أو مخدر (صفه) منوم, مخدر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרדים‬
n. - ‮חומר מרדים‬

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