Definitions for soporiferous
so·porif·er·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

   sleep inducing

2. narcotic, soporiferous, soporificadjective

   inducing mental lethargy

   "a narcotic speech"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. soporiferousadjective

   soporific, sleep-inducing

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

1. Soporiferousadjective

   Productive of sleep; causing sleep; narcotick; opiate; dormitive; somniferous; anodyne; sleepy.

   Etymology: sopor and fero.

   The particular ingredients of those magical ointments are opiate and soporiferous; for anointing of the forehead, neck, feet, and back-bone, procures dead sleeps. Francis Bacon.

   While the whole operation was performing, I lay in a profound sleep, by the force of that soporiferous medicine infused into my liquor. Gulliver’s Travels.

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1. soporiferous

   Soporiferous refers to something that induces or causes sleep or drowsiness. It can be a substance, activity, or condition that tends to make someone fall asleep or feel sleepy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Soporiferousadjective

   causing sleep; somniferous; soporific

2. Etymology: [L. soparifer; sopor a heavy sleep + ferere to bring.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of soporiferous in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of soporiferous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=soporiferous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Soporiferous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=soporiferous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soporiferous
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=soporiferous