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somnific

/sɒmˈnɪf.ɪk/ UK
/sɑmˈnɪf.ɪk/ US

Rhymes with -ɪfɪk

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From Latin somnificus, from somnus (“sleep”) + facere (“to make”). By surface analysis, somn- + -ific.

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Causing sleep; somniferous.

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@misc{somnific_2026,
  title = {somnific},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/somnific},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}