2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Soporiferous \Sop`o*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. soparifer; sopor a heavy sleep + ferere to bring.] Causing sleep; somniferous; soporific. "Soporiferous medicine." --Swift. [1913 Webster] -- {Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: soporiferous adj 1: sleep inducing [syn: {soporific}, {somniferous}, {somnific}, {hypnogogic}, {hypnagogic}] 2: inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech" [syn: {narcotic}, {soporific}]
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