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soporific | undefined |

As adjectives the difference between soporific and undefined

is that soporific is tending to induce sleep while undefined is lacking a definition or value.

As a noun soporific

is something inducing sleep, especially a drug.

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.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to induce sleep.
    • The professor delivered a soporific lecture.
  • *
    • 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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    undefined

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia undefined) (-)
  • Lacking a definition or value.
  • (mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
    • The result of division by zero is undefined .

    Antonyms

    * defined