Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "soporific" sifa ce da ke bayyana wani abu da ke haifar da barci ko barci, ko suna mai nufin wani magani ko wani abu da ke jawo barci. Hakanan yana iya nufin wani abu maras ban sha'awa, mai ban sha'awa, ko mai ban tsoro.
It seemed to act as an additional soporific for the sleepers, while the murmuring of the wind through the trees, and the unceasing music of the fountains whose waters tumbled in the basin, still went on uninterruptedly, without being disturbed at the slight noises and items of little moment that constitute the life and death of human nature.
