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somnific

/sɑmˈnɪf.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
som-nif-ic
IPA
/sɑmˈnɪf.ɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing sleep; somniferous.

Etymology

From Latin somnificus, from somnus (“sleep”) + facere (“to make”). By surface analysis, somn- + -ific.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɑmˈnɪf.ɪk/
  • British English: /sɒmˈnɪf.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

more somnific (comparative) most somnific (superlative)

Synonyms

soporific soporiferous somniferous hypnogogic hypnagogic

Rhymes With

specific scientific pacific terrific horrific prolific honorific hieroglyphic calorific soporific unspecific transpacific

Questions

How do you pronounce somnific?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɑmˈnɪf.ɪk/.
What does somnific mean?
Causing sleep; somniferous.
Where does somnific come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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