soporific

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Pronunciation

/ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk/(sop-uh-RIF-ik)

Part of speech

adjective / nounformal

Chinese

催眠的；令人昏昏欲睡的

Definition

Tending to induce sleep; sleepy or drowsy. (n) A drug that induces sleep.

Word family

  • (no major derivatives)

Collocations

  • soporific effect
  • soporific speech
  • soporific drug
  • soporific warmth

Examples

  1. 1.The professor's soporific lecture put half the class to sleep. (boring, sleep-inducing)
  2. 2.The warm room had a soporific effect on the audience. (making drowsy)

Synonyms

  • sleep-inducing— descriptive
  • sedative/ˈsɛdətɪv/— calming, medically
  • monotonous/məˈnɒtənəs/— tediously uniform, figurative

Etymology

from Latin "sopor" = deep sleep — something that brings deep sleep