Definition of Soporific

1. Noun. A drug that induces sleep.

Exact synonyms: Hypnotic
Generic synonyms: Drug, Hypnagogue
Specialized synonyms: Narcoleptic, Sleeping Capsule, Sleeping Draught, Sleeping Pill, Sleeping Tablet

2. Adjective. Sleep inducing.

3. Adjective. Inducing mental lethargy. "A narcotic speech"
Exact synonyms: Narcotic, Soporiferous
Similar to: Uninteresting

Definition of Soporific

1. a. Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep; soporiferous; as, the soporific virtues of opium.

2. n. A medicine, drug, plant, or other agent that has the quality of inducing sleep; a narcotic.

Definition of Soporific

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Soporific

1. 1. Causing or inducing profound sleep. 2. A drug or other agent which induces sleep. Origin: L. Soporificus (04 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Soporific

Sophora secundiflora
Sophora sinensis
Sophora tetraptera
sophoretin
sophs
sophy
sopite
sopited
sopites
sopiting
sopor
sopor
soporiferous
soporiferous
soporific (current term)
soporific (current term)
soporifics
soporose
soporose
soporous
sopors
sopped
soppier
soppiest
soppily
soppiness
soppinesses
sopping
soppings
soppy

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