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View synonyms for somniferous

somniferous

[ som-nif-er-uhs, suhm- ]

adjective

  1. bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences.


somniferous

/ sɒmˈnɪfərəs /

adjective

  1. rare.
    tending to induce sleep
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • somˈniferously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • som·nifer·ous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of somniferous1

1595–1605; < Latin somnifer inducing sleep ( somni-, combining form of somnus sleep + -fer -fer ) + -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of somniferous1

C17: from Latin somnifer (from somnus sleep + ferre to do) + -ous
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Example Sentences

I did not find the jolting of the cart at all disagreeable; on the contrary, it had quite a somniferous effect upon me.

This yelp, sounding above the somniferous monotone of grumbling, stirred Cap'n Sproul from his dozing.

They were aware of the somniferous properties of the sap, and Dioscorides2005 mentions the variety with white seeds.

It was of a remarkably somniferous character,—the cunning Le Duc had evidently some object in playing thus.

Night otherwise fallen dark and somniferous to modern mankind.

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