soporific (redirected from soporifics)

sop·o·rif·ic  (sp-rfk, sp-)

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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soporific

Adjective

causing sleep

Noun

a drug that causes sleep [Latin sopor sleep]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	soporific - a drug that induces sleep hypnotic drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic narcoleptic - a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep sleeping capsule, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, sleeping tablet - a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule) hypnagogue - an agent that induces drowsiness or sleep
Adj.	1.	soporific - sleep inducing hypnagogic, hypnogogic, somniferous, somnific, soporiferous depressant - capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
	2.	soporific - inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech" soporiferous, narcotic uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"

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soporific

adjective sleep-inducing, hypnotic, sedative, sleepy, somnolent, tranquillizing, somniferous (rare)

Translations

soporific [sɔpəˈrɪfɪk] adj → soporífero

soporific [sɔpəˈrɪfɪk] adj → soporifique

n → somnifère m

soporific [sɔpəˈrɪfɪk] adj → einschläfernd

n → Schlafmittel nt

soporific [sɔpəˈrɪfɪk] adj → soporifero/a