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Somniferous vs. Soporific: What's the Difference?

Somniferous and Soporific Definitions

Somniferous

Inducing sleep; soporific.

Soporific

Inducing or tending to induce sleep.

Somniferous

(pharmaceutical effect) causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.

Soporific

Drowsy.

Somniferous

Causing or inducing sleep; soporific; dormitive; as, a somniferous potion.
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Soporific

A drug or other substance that induces sleep; a hypnotic.

Somniferous

Sleep inducing

Soporific

(pharmaceutical drug) Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.
The doctor prescribed a soporific to help the patient sleep.

Soporific

(figuratively) Something boring or dull.

Soporific

(pharmaceutical effect) Tending to induce sleep.
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Soporific

(figuratively) Boring, dull.
The professor delivered a soporific lecture.

Soporific

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

Soporific

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

Soporific

A drug that induces sleep

Soporific

Sleep inducing

Soporific

Inducing mental lethargy;
A narcotic speech

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