soporific

adjective/ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk/CEFR C2

ঘুম আনে এমন; একঘেয়ে

Meaning

Making you sleepy, whether by design or by being very dull.

Example sentences

  • The afternoon heat is soporific.দুপুরের গরমে ঘুম পেয়ে যায়।
  • The speech was frankly soporific.বক্তৃতাটি সত্যি বলতে ঘুম-পাড়ানো ছিল।

Common phrases with “soporific”

  • a soporific effectঘুম আনার প্রভাব
  • soporific heatঘুম-ধরানো গরম
  • frankly soporificসত্যিই একঘেয়ে

A common mistake

The film was soporific — I could not look away.→The film was mesmerising — I could not look away.

Soporific sends you to sleep. Something that holds your attention is mesmerising or gripping. Used of a talk or a book, the word is a polite way of calling it boring.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: hypnotic, sleep-inducing

Antonyms: stimulating

Similar words, and what each means

  • hypnotic

    সম্মোহনী; ঘুম আনে এমন

    Holding the attention completely, or, in medicine, causing sleep.

  • sleep-inducing

    ঘুম আনে এমন

    Causing sleep or drowsiness.

Other English words for “ঘুম আনে এমন; একঘেয়ে”

  • hypnotic

    Holding the attention completely, or, in medicine, causing sleep.

  • sleep-inducing

    Causing sleep or drowsiness.

  • monotonous

    Boring because it never changes or has no variety.

  • drab

    Dull in colour or in character.

  • boring

    Not interesting; making you tired or impatient.

  • repetitive

    Doing or saying the same thing over and over, and so dull.

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Check yourself

  1. “soporific” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • বিলাসবহুল; জাঁকজমকপূর্ণ
    • • অ্যাকচুয়ারিয়াল, বিমার ঝুঁকি হিসাব সংক্রান্ত
    • • ঘুম আনে এমন; একঘেয়ে
    • • জ্যোৎস্নাময়
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    ঘুম আনে এমন; একঘেয়ে — soporific (adjective) — ঘুম আনে এমন; একঘেয়ে. Making you sleepy, whether by design or by being very dull.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “soporific”?

    • • hypnotic
    • • vacant
    • • selfish
    • • happy
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    hypnotic — hypnotic — সম্মোহনী; ঘুম আনে এমন. Holding the attention completely, or, in medicine, causing sleep.

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