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Princeton's WordNet

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

    sleep inducing

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  1. somnific

    Somnific refers to something that induces or causes sleep. It is derived from the Latin word "somnificus", with "somni" meaning sleep and "ficus" meaning making. Hence, it is often used in the context of drugs, substances, or actions that lead to sleepiness or drowsiness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Somnificadjective

    causing sleep; somniferous

  2. Etymology: [L. somnificus; somnus sleep + facere to make.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of somnific in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of somnific in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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