sopor — meaning in English

English meaning

• sleep verb To rest in the natural state of reduced consciousness that the body needs each day.
• soporific noun Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.

Senses

sopor is used for these senses in English:

• sleep (uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
• sleep (uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
• soporific (pharmaceutical drug) Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.

sleep — full definition

1. verb To rest in the natural state of reduced consciousness that the body needs each day.
2. verb (informal) To have sexual intercourse with someone.
3. verb To be inattentive, careless, or unprepared for something.
4. noun The state of rest the body enters each night, marked by reduced awareness of the surroundings.

soporific — full definition

1. noun Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.
2. noun Something boring or dull.

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