somniferous
somniferous · more somniferous · most somniferous
Causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtonesCausing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.
UK/sɒmˈnɪfəɹəs/US/sɑmˈnɪfəɹəs/
Meaning
1 sensesCausing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.
sleep inducing
Origin
From Latin somnifer + -ous, from somnus (“sleep”) + ferre (“to bring”).From Latin somnifer + -ous, from somnus (“sleep”) + ferre (“to bring”).
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Forms
more somniferous, most somniferous| Comparative | more somniferous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most somniferous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- sleep inducing:soporificsoporiferoussomnifichypnogogichypnagogic
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.