"soporific" meaning in English

See soporific in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌsɒp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ [UK], /ˌsəʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/ [UK], /ˌsɑp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ [US], /ˌsoʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-soporific.wav Forms: more soporific [comparative], most soporific [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪfɪk Etymology: From French soporifique, from Latin sopor (“deep sleep”). Unrelated to stupor (distinct in Proto-Indo-European). Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|itc-pro|ine-pro}}, {{der|en|fr|soporifique}} French soporifique, {{der|en|la|sopor|t=deep sleep}} Latin sopor (“deep sleep”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} soporific (comparative more soporific, superlative most soporific)
  1. (pharmacology) Tending to induce sleep. Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical effects, Pharmaceutical drugs, Sleep Synonyms: soporific Translations (tending to induce sleep): ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós) (Ancient Greek), مُنَوِّم (munawwim) (Arabic), քնաբեր (kʻnaber) (Armenian), приспивателен (prispivatelen) [masculine] (Bulgarian), сънотворен (sǎnotvoren) [masculine] (Bulgarian), soporífer (Catalan), soporífic (Catalan), narcòtic (Catalan), somnífer (Catalan), hipnòtic (Catalan), 催眠的 (cuīmián de) (Chinese Mandarin), uspávající (Czech), soporatief (Dutch), slaapverwekkend (Dutch), unettava (Finnish), soporifique (French), ძილის მომგვრელი (ʒilis momgvreli) (Georgian), დამაძინებელი (damaʒinebeli) (Georgian), einschläfernd (German), υπνωτικός (ypnotikós) [masculine] (Greek), soporific (Interlingua), soporifero [masculine] (Italian), addormentativo [masculine] (Italian), addormentatore [masculine] (Italian), 잠이 오게 하는 (jami oge haneun) (Korean), somnifer (Latin), somnificus (Latin), rongoā whakamoe (Maori), xewîner (Northern Kurdish), خوابآور (xâb-âvar) (Persian), soporífero [masculine] (Portuguese), soporífico [masculine] (Portuguese), усыпляющий (usypljajuščij) (Russian), навевающий сон (navevajuščij son) (Russian), вводящий в сон (vvodjaščij v son) (Russian), снотво́рный (snotvórnyj) (Russian), убаю́кивающий (ubajúkivajuščij) (Russian), soporífico (Spanish), somnífero (Spanish), sövande (Swedish)
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  2. (figuratively) Boring, dull. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: boring
    Sense id: en-soporific-en-adj-OJbR6Q6g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: wearisome Related terms: sleep inducer

Noun

IPA: /ˌsɒp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ [UK], /ˌsəʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/ [UK], /ˌsɑp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ [US], /ˌsoʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-soporific.wav Forms: soporifics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪfɪk Etymology: From French soporifique, from Latin sopor (“deep sleep”). Unrelated to stupor (distinct in Proto-Indo-European). Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|itc-pro|ine-pro}}, {{der|en|fr|soporifique}} French soporifique, {{der|en|la|sopor|t=deep sleep}} Latin sopor (“deep sleep”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} soporific (plural soporifics)
  1. (pharmacology) Something inducing sleep, especially a drug. Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Translations (sleep inducing agent): مُنَوِّم (munawwim) (Arabic), քնաբեր (kʻnaber) (Armenian), приспивателно (prispivatelno) [neuter] (Bulgarian), somnífer [masculine] (Catalan), hipnòtic [masculine] (Catalan), soforífic [masculine] (Catalan), narcòtic [masculine] (Catalan), 愛睏藥仔 /爱困药仔 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 催眠藥 /催眠药 (cuīmiányào) (Chinese Mandarin), 安眠藥 /安眠药 (ānmiányào) (Chinese Mandarin), 催眠劑 /催眠剂 (cuīmiánjì) (Chinese Mandarin), uspávadlo [neuter] (Czech), sovemiddel [neuter] (Danish), soporatief [neuter] (Dutch), slaapmiddel (Dutch), dormigilo (Esperanto), unilääke (Finnish), somnifère (French), საძილე საშუალება (saʒile sašualeba) (Georgian), საძილე პრეპარატი (saʒile ṗreṗaraṭi) (Georgian), საძილე ნივთიერება (saʒile nivtiereba) (Georgian), Schlafmittel [neuter] (German), υπνωτικό (ypnotikó) [neuter] (Greek), sininnartoq (Greenlandic), soporifico (Interlingua), sonnifero [masculine] (Italian), 수면제 (sumyeonje) (alt: 睡眠劑) (Korean), sopor [masculine] (Latin), mea whakamoe (Maori), rongoā whakamoe (Maori), środek nasenny [masculine] (Polish), soporífero [masculine] (Portuguese), soporífico [masculine] (Portuguese), снотво́рное (snotvórnoje) [neuter] (Russian), somnífero (Spanish), sömnmedel [neuter] (Swedish), сноді́йне (snodíjne) [neuter] (Ukrainian), thuốc ngủ (alt: 𧆄㬳) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-soporific-en-noun-TIav-YcF Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences Disambiguation of 'sleep inducing agent': 100 0
  2. (figuratively) Something boring or dull. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-soporific-en-noun-lkKn2hLt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: soporifick [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎnotvoren",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сънотворен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "soporífer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "soporífic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "narcòtic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "somnífer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "hipnòtic"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cuīmián de",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "催眠的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "uspávající"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "soporatief"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "slaapverwekkend"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "unettava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "soporifique"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ʒilis momgvreli",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "ძილის მომგვრელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "damaʒinebeli",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "დამაძინებელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "einschläfernd"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypnotikós",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "υπνωτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hupnōtikós",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "ὑπνωτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "soporific"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "soporifero"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "addormentativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "addormentatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jami oge haneun",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "잠이 오게 하는"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "xewîner"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "somnifer"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "somnificus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "rongoā whakamoe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xâb-âvar",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "خوابآور"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "soporífero"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "soporífico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "usypljajuščij",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "усыпляющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "navevajuščij son",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "навевающий сон"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vvodjaščij v son",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "вводящий в сон"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "snotvórnyj",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "снотво́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ubajúkivajuščij",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "убаю́кивающий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "soporífico"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "somnífero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tending to induce sleep",
      "word": "sövande"
    }
  ],
  "word": "soporific"
}

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