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/sɒmˈnɪfəɹəs/ · adjective
(pharmacology) causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones..
Use somniferous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Somniferous means (pharmacology) causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones..
Common synonyms include soporific, soporiferous, somnific, depressant.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use somniferous where its definition matches the intended context.
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