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Somniferous

adjective
1.
Sleep inducing.  Synonyms: hypnagogic, hypnogogic, somnific, soporiferous, soporific.





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"Somniferous" Quotes from Famous Books



... somniferous orthodoxy, Captain Manual," said the young sailor, laughing, while he slipped his arms into the sleeves of a morning round-about, covered with the gilded trappings of his profession; "sleep appears to come most naturally to all you idlers. But give me a passage, and I will go up, and ...
— The Pilot • J. Fenimore Cooper
 
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... a top, dormant, comatose; in the arms of Morpheus, in the lap of Morpheus. sleepy, sleepful[obs3]; dozy[obs3], drowsy, somnolent, torpescent[obs3], lethargic, lethargical[obs3]; somnifacient[obs3]; statuvolent[obs3], statuvolic[obs3]; heavy, heavy with sleep; napping; somnific[obs3], somniferous; soporous[obs3], soporific, soporiferous[obs3]; hypnotic; balmy, dreamy; unawakened, unawakened. sedative &c. 174. Adv. inactively &c. adj.; at leisure &c. 685. Phr. the eyes begin to draw straws; "bankrupt of life yet prodigal of ...
— Roget's Thesaurus
 
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... deep sleep, when, with the weapon he is at this moment forging, Mime will clear him out of the way and take possession of Ring and treasure. Enchanted with his inspiration, he sets to work at once preparing the somniferous drink. ...
— The Wagnerian Romances • Gertrude Hall
 
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Words linked to "Somniferous" :   hypnagogic, hypnogogic, depressant, soporiferous, soporific



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