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soporific

ˌsɑːpəˈrɪfɪkadjective

What does soporific mean?

Making you sleepy.

Soporific, six ways

PlainMaking you sleepy.
ADHDPuts you to sleep. Dull. A sedative in disguise.
Gen ZSo boring it is basically melatonin.
MetaphorA lullaby nobody meant to sing.
FormalTending to induce drowsiness or sleep.
Like I’m 5Something so boring or so calm it makes you fall asleep. That’s soporific.

How to pronounce soporific

sop-uh-RIF-ik/ˌsɑːpəˈrɪfɪk/

Soporific in a sentence

His lectures were famously soporific.
The soporific drone of the projector.
Some antihistamines have a soporific effect.

Synonyms for soporific

sleep-inducingPlainer.
boringCasual.
sedativeMedical, and calming.

Somnolent vs soporific: Somnolent is sleepy. Soporific makes you sleepy. The difference, in plain English.

Where soporific comes from

Latin. Sopor, deep sleep, and facere, to make.

Good to know

Also a noun for a sleeping drug. For the sleepy one rather than the cause, somnolent.

Soporific meaning, on a Gloss card: Making you sleepy.

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