dormitive

== English == === Etymology === From French dormitif, from the verb dormir (“to sleep”) === Adjective === dormitive (comparative more dormitive, superlative most dormitive) Causing sleep. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:soporific ==== Derived terms ==== dormitive principle dormitive virtue ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === dormitive (plural dormitives) A medicine to promote sleep; a soporific or opiate. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:sleep inducer === Further reading === “dormitive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “dormitive”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “dormitive”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Adjective === dormitive feminine singular of dormitif