Somniferous
Jagran Josh
Jun 17, 2016 14:46 IST
Meaning: Tending to produce sleep
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After lunch, it was a somniferous afternoon for the people at home.
Pronunciation: som-nif-er-uh s
Usage/Example: 1. Ms. Schwend's play “The Other Thing,” at Second Stage uptown last year, turned thrilling after a somniferous first half (source: New York Times)
2. I heard what R. Murray Schafer calls a "somniferous garden of sound." (Source: KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest)
3. Then a gong was gently but continuously struck, sending somniferous reverberations through the air. (Source: NY Blueprint)
Synonyms and Antonyms: Somniferous
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