soporific, soporiferous, somniferous, somnific, hypnogogic, hypnagogic
(adjective) sleep inducing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
somniferous (comparative more somniferous, superlative most somniferous)
(pharmaceutical effect) causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.
• See also soporific
• See also invigorating
Source: Wiktionary
Som*nif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. somnifer; somnus sleep + ferre to bring.]
Definition: Causing or inducing sleep; soporific; dormitive; as, a somniferous potion. Walton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
