hypnagogic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective sleep inducing

Etymology

From French hypnagogique, from Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”) + ἀγωγός (agōgós, “leading”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

soporific, soporiferous, somniferous, somnific, hypnogogic

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