Definitions for somniferous
som·nif·er·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. soporific, soporiferous, somniferous, somnific, hypnogogic, hypnagogicadjective

   sleep inducing

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. somniferousadjective

   causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.

2. Etymology: From the somnifer; somnus "sleep" + ferre "to bring"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Somniferousadjective

   Causing sleep; procuring sleep; soperiferous; dormitive.

   Etymology: somnifere, Fr. somnifer, Latin.

   I wish for some somniferous potion, that might force me to sleep away the intermitted time, as it does with men in sorrow. Izaak Walton, Angler.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. somniferous

   Somniferous refers to something that induces or causes sleep. It is often used to describe substances, drugs, or even certain activities that have a sedative or sleep-inducing effect.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Somniferousadjective

   causing or inducing sleep; soporific; dormitive; as, a somniferous potion

2. Etymology: [L. somnifer; somnus sleep + ferre to bring.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Somniferous

   som-nif′ėr-us, adj. bringing or causing sleep.—adjs. Som′nial, pertaining to dreams; Som′niātive, Som′niātory, relating to, or producing, dreams.—n. Somnifā′cient, a soporific.—adjs. Somnifā′cient, Somnif′ic, causing, or tending to induce, sleep.—ns. Somnil′oquence, Somnil′oquism, the act of talking in sleep; Somnil′oquist, one who talks in his sleep.—adj. Somnil′oquous, apt to talk in sleep.—ns. Somnil′oquy, a talking in one's sleep; Somnip′athy, a hypnotic sleep; Somniv′olency, any soporific. [L. somnus, sleep, ferre, to bring, loqui, to speak, velle, to will.]

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1671","1"],["1719","1"],["1725","1"],["1735","1"],["1738","2"],["1741","2"],["1745","1"],["1748","1"],["1753","1"],["1759","3"],["1764","4"],["1768","2"],["1770","6"],["1777","3"],["1778","3"],["1779","1"],["1780","3"],["1781","2"],["1782","1"],["1784","3"],["1785","1"],["1786","1"],["1787","1"],["1788","3"],["1790","1"],["1791","1"],["1792","7"],["1793","1"],["1794","2"],["1795","1"],["1796","2"],["1798","4"],["1799","5"],["1800","7"],["1802","6"],["1803","7"],["1804","7"],["1805","10"],["1807","9"],["1808","17"],["1809","15"],["1810","6"],["1811","3"],["1812","8"],["1813","6"],["1814","10"],["1815","4"],["1816","6"],["1817","5"],["1818","12"],["1819","12"],["1820","16"],["1821","16"],["1822","19"],["1823","19"],["1824","28"],["1825","37"],["1826","11"],["1827","14"],["1828","17"],["1829","30"],["1830","9"],["1831","25"],["1832","8"],["1833","25"],["1834","19"],["1835","16"],["1836","24"],["1837","6"],["1838","21"],["1839","15"],["1840","20"],["1841","24"],["1842","18"],["1843","17"],["1844","11"],["1845","28"],["1846","13"],["1847","10"],["1848","23"],["1849","26"],["1850","48"],["1851","29"],["1852","37"],["1853","33"],["1854","57"],["1855","25"],["1856","47"],["1857","16"],["1858","18"],["1859","29"],["1860","60"],["1861","19"],["1862","7"],["1863","5"],["1864","18"],["1865","17"],["1866","14"],["1867","16"],["1868","22"],["1869","31"],["1870","15"],["1871","27"],["1872","21"],["1873","21"],["1874","22"],["1875","12"],["1876","36"],["1877","28"],["1878","22"],["1879","16"],["1880","44"],["1881","30"],["1882","21"],["1883","34"],["1884","29"],["1885","28"],["1886","20"],["1887","22"],["1888","21"],["1889","17"],["1890","12"],["1891","38"],["1892","36"],["1893","53"],["1894","23"],["1895","23"],["1896","32"],["1897","41"],["1898","38"],["1899","19"],["1900","27"],["1901","25"],["1902","27"],["1903","25"],["1904","30"],["1905","28"],["1906","33"],["1907","53"],["1908","19"],["1909","21"],["1910","34"],["1911","15"],["1912","30"],["1913","18"],["1914","18"],["1915","20"],["1916","14"],["1917","13"],["1918","8"],["1919","4"],["1920","16"],["1921","8"],["1922","15"],["1923","17"],["1924","11"],["1925","27"],["1926","16"],["1927","33"],["1928","24"],["1929","9"],["1930","12"],["1931","15"],["1932","15"],["1933","23"],["1934","12"],["1935","13"],["1936","12"],["1937","20"],["1938","18"],["1939","20"],["1940","15"],["1941","19"],["1942","14"],["1943","16"],["1944","11"],["1945","27"],["1946","17"],["1947","23"],["1948","14"],["1949","36"],["1950","15"],["1951","17"],["1952","13"],["1953","22"],["1954","13"],["1955","22"],["1956","12"],["1957","39"],["1958","22"],["1959","23"],["1960","20"],["1961","36"],["1962","26"],["1963","26"],["1964","25"],["1965","26"],["1966","32"],["1967","19"],["1968","46"],["1969","28"],["1970","43"],["1971","23"],["1972","34"],["1973","24"],["1974","28"],["1975","16"],["1976","37"],["1977","36"],["1978","46"],["1979","29"],["1980","33"],["1981","36"],["1982","33"],["1983","53"],["1984","22"],["1985","24"],["1986","26"],["1987","31"],["1988","21"],["1989","36"],["1990","26"],["1991","34"],["1992","43"],["1993","31"],["1994","41"],["1995","53"],["1996","44"],["1997","57"],["1998","48"],["1999","54"],["2000","61"],["2001","70"],["2002","63"],["2003","72"],["2004","117"],["2005","97"],["2006","156"],["2007","157"],["2008","385"]]

How to pronounce somniferous?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say somniferous in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of somniferous in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of somniferous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=somniferous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Somniferous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=somniferous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somniferous
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=somniferous
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=somniferous