dormitive C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdɔrmɪtɪv/ UK /ˈdɔːmɪtɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj tending to induce sleep; soporific The herb was prized for its mild dormitive properties. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · tending to induce sleep;... soporificsedativehypnoticsomniferousnarcotic ↔ Opposites stimulantstimulating Word family Related forms dormantdormitorydormitation Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin dormitivus, from Latin dormire ('to sleep'); famously cited in Molière's mock 'virtus dormitiva' of opium. dormitivus Latin dormire Latin *drem- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # dormitive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdɔrmɪtɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɔːmɪtɪv/ ## Meanings 1. tending to induce sleep; soporific ## Examples - The herb was prized for its mild dormitive properties. ## Synonyms - soporific - sedative - hypnotic - somniferous - narcotic ## Antonyms - stimulant - stimulating ## Related Forms - dormant - dormitory - dormitation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dormitivus - Root: dormire - Root: *drem- ## Etymology From Medieval Latin dormitivus, from Latin dormire ('to sleep'); famously cited in Molière's mock 'virtus dormitiva' of opium. ## AI Etymology Dormitive is from Medieval Latin dormitivus, from Latin dormire ('to sleep'); famously cited in Molière's mock 'virtus dormitiva' of opium. The ancestry passes through Latin dormitivus, Latin dormire, and Proto-Indo-European *drem-. In present use as adjective and noun, it means "tending to induce sleep; soporific", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include dormant, dormitory, and dormitation. Its contrast set includes stimulant and stimulating, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown