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Schlafmittel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hypnotic adjective Relating to hypnosis, or having a trance-like, mesmerizing effect.
  • soporific noun Something, often a drug, that makes you feel sleepy.

Senses

Schlafmittel is used for these senses in English:

  • hypnotic (pharmaceutical drug) A soporific substance.
  • sleeping pill (pharmaceutical drug) A pill or tablet having a soporific effect.
  • soporific (pharmaceutical drug) Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.

hypnotic — full definition

  1. adjective Relating to hypnosis, or having a trance-like, mesmerizing effect.
  2. noun A drug that induces sleep.

soporific — full definition

  1. noun Something, often a drug, that makes you feel sleepy.
  2. noun Something so dull that it makes you want to fall asleep.
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