somniferous
Causing heavy eyelids
Somniferous means sleep-inducing.
The word describes anything that causes drowsiness or sleep: the somniferous effect of warm milk, a somniferous lecture.
It's a formal or literary alternative to sleepy or sedative, often used with mild irony to describe something tediously boring.
Nearly falling asleep
- slumberousInducing or resembling drowsiness
- soporificInducing drowsiness
- lullabySoothing song for babies
- dozeBrief light rest
narcotic · opiate · sedative · anesthetic · hypnotic · restful · numbing · heavy-lidded
Sustained monotonous sound
- tediousBoring through length
- boringFailing to engage interest
- dullLacking edge or interest
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
humming · murmuring · hypnotic · mesmerizing · entrancing · rhythmic · monotone · stupefying
drowsy
Nearly falling asleep
- slumberousInducing or resembling drowsiness
- soporificInducing drowsiness
- lullabySoothing song for babies
doze · narcotic · opiate · sedative · anesthetic · hypnotic · restful · numbing · heavy-lidded · yawning
droning
Sustained monotonous sound
repetitive · humming · murmuring · hypnotic · mesmerizing · entrancing · rhythmic · monotone · stupefying · mind-numbing
soothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
serene · gentle · relaxing · quieting · palliative · restful · placid · mellow · reposeful · unwinding
sleepy
Wanting to doze
weary · tired · sluggish · languid · listless · heavy-eyed · torpid · enervated · groggy · bleary
somniferousstimulating
Arousing interest or energy
arousing · awakening · wakening · rousing · energizing