soporific
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soporific
- /ˌsɒp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ UK
- /ˌsəʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/ UK
- /ˌsɑp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ US
- /ˌsoʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/ US
Rhymes with -ɪfɪk
Where it comes from
From French soporifique, from Latin sopor (“deep sleep”). Unrelated to stupor (distinct in Proto-Indo-European).
noun soporifics · soporifick
- Something inducing sleep, especially a drug. The doctor prescribed a soporific to help the patient sleep.
- Something boring or dull.
adjective more soporific · most soporific · soporifick
- Tending to induce sleep. For we are not here to understand, as perhaps some have, that an author actually falls asleep while he is writing. It is true, that readers are too apt to be so overtaken; […]To say the truth, these soporific parts are so many scenes of serious artfully interwoven, in order to contrast and set off t
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Boring, dull.
The professor delivered a soporific lecture.
Similar: banal, basic, mindless, beat, blah, commonplace, bland, boring, cold, colourless, corny, drab
Similar: dormitive, hypnic, hypnotic, slumberous, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, soporiferous, soporific, soporous, stupefacient, stupefactive, tranquilizing, vapid · Opposite: arousing, enlivening, invigorating, provocative, rousing, stimulating
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: dormitive, hypnic, hypnotic, slumberous, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, soporiferous, soporific, soporous, stupefacient, stupefactive, tranquilizing, vapid · Opposite: arousing, enlivening, invigorating, provocative, rousing, stimulating
Translations
Every language
noun sleep inducing agent
| Español | somnífero, soporífico, soporífero, soñoliento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수면제 sumyeonje |
| 中文 | 催眠藥 /催眠药 cuīmiányào, 安眠藥 /安眠药 ānmiányào, 催眠劑 /催眠剂 cuīmiánjì |
| Português | soporífero, soporífico |
| Français | somnifère |
| Deutsch | Schlafmittel |
| Italiano | sonnifero |
| Ελληνικά | υπνωτικό ypnotikó |
| Русский | снотво́рное snotvórnoje |
| Tiếng Việt | thuốc ngủ |
| العربية | مُنَوِّم munawwim |
adj tending to induce sleep
| Español | soporífico, somnífero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 잠이 오게 하는 jami oge haneun |
| 中文 | 催眠的 cuīmián de |
| Português | soporífero, soporífico |
| Français | soporifique |
| Deutsch | einschläfernd |
| Italiano | soporifero, addormentativo, addormentatore |
| Ελληνικά | υπνωτικός ypnotikós |
| Русский | усыпляющий usypljajuščij, навевающий сон navevajuščij son, вводящий в сон vvodjaščij v son, снотво́рный snotvórnyj, убаю́кивающий ubajúkivajuščij |
| العربية | مُنَوِّم munawwim |
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title = {soporific},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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