soporific effect
- noun
- /ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk ɪˈfɛkt/
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efecto soporífico
Examples
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These engines have a mighty soporific effect at idling speed.
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I found myself rooted to that place, for these boxes have a soporific effect, which made me feel calm as a corpse being washed; nor could I say how long I stood there.
Fiction book (1992) -
But it had a surprisingly soporific effect... ...and I was carried off in the arms of Morpheus like a caterpillar in a cocoon.
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But it had a surprisingly soporific effect... ...and I was carried off in the arms of Morpheus like a caterpillar in a cocoon.
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The warm sunlight streaming through the window had a soporific effect, making me feel sleepy.
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After taking the herbal tea, I noticed its soporific effect, and soon I was dozing off on the couch.
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The soft music playing in the background created a soporific effect, lulling everyone into a peaceful slumber.
Synonyms
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9.3
A strong feeling of tiredness that makes you want to sleep
Antonyms
How Sleep-Inducing
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'soporific' means producing drowsiness and 'effect' denotes a result or consequence, so 'soporific effect' straightforwardly means an effect that causes sleepiness. This adjective+noun construction follows common semantic composition patterns and would be predictable to learners who know both constituent words.
Etymology
The phrase soporific effect, from the word soporific meaning 'to make sleep', pictures something that makes you feel sleepy or nod off.