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somniferousness

/sɒmˈnɪ.fəɹ.əs.nəs/

somniferousness noun: the property of being somniferous.

Noun

somniferousness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being somniferous.
    • […] that destroyed somniferousness […]1882 October 4, Messenger and Examiner, volume 3, page 1
    • […] a dozy state of somniferousness […]1871 January 5, “The Cost of a Wake in Philadelphia”, in Monmouth Democrate, volume 38, page 1
    Synonyms:
    somniferosity

Synonyms of somniferousness

Origin of somniferousness

From somniferous + -ness.

Questions about somniferousness

What does somniferousness mean?
Somniferousness means the property of being somniferous.
What part of speech is somniferousness?
Somniferousness is a noun.
How do you pronounce somniferousness?
Somniferousness is pronounced /sɒmˈnɪ.fəɹ.əs.nəs/.

Words near somniferousness in the dictionary

  1. somnifacient
  2. somnifacients
  3. somniferosity
  4. somniferous
  5. somniferously
  6. somniferousness
  7. somnific
  8. somnificity
  9. somnified
  10. somnifies
  11. somnifuge

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