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- US Pronunciation
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- [som-nuh-fey-shuh nt]
- /ˌsɒm nəˈfeɪ ʃənt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [som-nuh-fey-shuh nt]
- /ˌsɒm nəˈfeɪ ʃənt/
Definitions of somnifacient word
- adjective somnifacient causing or inducing sleep. 1
- noun somnifacient a drug or other agent that induces or tends to induce sleep. 1
- noun somnifacient a sleep-inducer 0
- adjective somnifacient inducing sleep 0
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Origin of somnifacient
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < Latin somn(us) sleep + -i- -i- + -facient
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Parts of speech for Somnifacient
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somnifacient popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
somnifacient usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for somnifacient
adj somnifacient
- confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
- dozy — drowsy; half asleep.
- draggy — moving or developing very slowly.
- husher — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
- narcotic — any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
noun somnifacient
- hard drug — an addicting drug capable of producing severe physical or psychological dependence, as heroin.
- hard stuff — strongly addictive drugs.
- laudanum — a tincture of opium.
- lenitive — softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
- balmy — Balmy weather is fairly warm and pleasant.
adjective somnifacient
- opiate — a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
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