sedative

See also: sédative

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛdətɪv/
Hyphenation: sed‧a‧tive

Noun

sedative (plural sedatives)

An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.

Synonyms

(agents that cause sleep): sleeping pill, soporific, tranquilizer
(other agents that sedate): anxiolytic, depressant, downer

Translations

an agent or drug that sedates

Catalan: sedant
Cebuano: igpahupay
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鎮靜藥 (zh), 镇静药 (zh) (zhènjìngyào), 鎮靜劑 (zh), 镇静剂 (zh) (zhènjìngjì)
Czech: sedativum n
Dutch: kalmeringsmiddel (nl)
Finnish: unilääke (fi), rauhoituslääke (fi), sedatiivi (fi), rauhoite (fi)
French: sédatif (fr) m
German: Beruhigungsmittel (de) n
Greek: ηρεμιστικό (el) n (iremistikó), καταπραϋντικό (el) n (katapraÿntikó)

Hungarian: nyugtatószer (hu)
Indonesian: obat penenang (id)
Italian: sedativo (it) m
Japanese: 鎮静剤 (ちんせいざい, chinsei-zai)
Korean: 진정제 (ko) (jinjeongje)
Norman: sédatif m
Portuguese: sedativo (pt) m
Russian: успокои́тельное (ru) n (uspokoítelʹnoje), седати́вное сре́дство n (sedatívnoje srédstvo)
Spanish: sedante (es) m, sedativo (es) m
Vietnamese: làm dịu (vi)

Adjective

sedative (comparative more sedative, superlative most sedative)

Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing

Synonyms

Translations

calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing

Catalan: sedant
Czech: sedativní
Dutch: kalmerend (nl)
Finnish: rauhoittava (fi), unettava, nukuttava (fi)
French: sédatif (fr)
German: beruhigend (de), sedativ (de)

Greek: ηρεμιστικός (el) (iremistikós)
Italian: sedativo (it)
Norman: sédatif
Portuguese: sedativo (pt)
Russian: успокои́тельный (ru) (uspokoítelʹnyj), седати́вный (ru) (sedatívnyj)
Spanish: sedante (es), sedativo (es)

References

sedative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

deviates

Italian

Adjective

sedative f

feminine plural of sedativo

Anagrams

deviaste, evadesti

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