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somniferosity

/sɒm.nɪ.fəɹˈɔs.ɪti/

somniferosity noun: the property of being somniferous.

Noun

somniferosity (uncountable)

  1. The property of being somniferous.
    • […] it is more prudent his nomenclature should dormitate in lethargic somniferosity beneath the […]1867, “The Lecture”, in The Dublin Saturday Magazine, volume 2
    • […] state of the sonorous somniferosity […]1895 July 5, “The Test of Patience”, in Leaf-Chronicle Weekly, page 4
    Synonyms:
    somniferousness

Synonyms of somniferosity

Origin of somniferosity

From somniferous + -osity.

Questions about somniferosity

What does somniferosity mean?
Somniferosity means the property of being somniferous.
What part of speech is somniferosity?
Somniferosity is a noun.
How do you pronounce somniferosity?
Somniferosity is pronounced /sɒm.nɪ.fəɹˈɔs.ɪti/.

Words near somniferosity in the dictionary

  1. somniative
  2. somniatory
  3. somniculous
  4. somnifacient
  5. somnifacients
  6. somniferosity
  7. somniferous
  8. somniferously
  9. somniferousness
  10. somnific
  11. somnificity

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