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Mesmeric vs Soporific - What's the difference?

mesmeric | soporific |

As adjectives the difference between mesmeric and soporific

is that mesmeric is of or relating to mesmerism or mesmerization while soporific is tending to induce sleep.

As a noun soporific is

something inducing sleep, especially a drug.

mesmeric

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of or relating to mesmerism or mesmerization

    • soporific

    English

    Alternative forms

    * soporifick (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.
    • The doctor prescribed a soporific to help the patient sleep.
  • (figuratively) Something boring or dull.

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to induce sleep.
    • The professor delivered a soporific lecture.
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    • For we are not here to understand, as perhaps some have, that an author actually falls asleep while he is writing. It is true, that readers are too apt to be so overtaken; To say the truth, these soporific parts are so many scenes of serious artfully interwoven, in order to contrast and set off the rest;
  • * 1909 , (Beatrix Potter), (The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies) , [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14220/14220-h/14220-h.htm]:
    • It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is “soporific'.” ''I'' have never felt sleepy after eating lettuces; but then ''I'' am not a rabbit. They certainly had a very ' soporific effect upon the Flopsy Bunnies!
  • (lb) boring, dull

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