Morphean
UK/mɔːˈfiːən/
Morphean adjective: pertaining to Morpheus; sleepy, soporific, oneiric.
Adjective
Morphean (comparative more Morphean, superlative most Morphean)
- Pertaining to Morpheus; sleepy, soporific, oneiric.
- Then by the bed-side, where the faded moon / Made a dim, silver twilight, soft he set / A table, and, half anguish'd, threw thereon / A cloth of woven crimson, gold and jet:— / O for some drowsy Morphean amulet!1819, John Keats, “The Eve of St. Agnes”, in Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], published 1820, →OCLC, stanza XXIX, page...
- The laird did not awake in any reasonable time; for, he being overcome with fatigue and wassail, his sleep became sounder, and his Morphean measures more intense.1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford, published 2010, page 8
Forms of Morphean
| comparative | more Morphean |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Morphean |
Origin of Morphean
From Morpheus + -an.
Questions about Morphean
- What does Morphean mean?
- Morphean means pertaining to Morpheus; sleepy, soporific, oneiric.
- What part of speech is Morphean?
- Morphean is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Morphean?
- Morphean is pronounced /mɔːˈfiːən/ (UK).
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