sedative
adjective
[ ˈsɛdətɪv ]
• promoting calm or inducing sleep.
• "the seeds have a sedative effect"
sedative
noun
• a drug taken for its calming or sleep-inducing effect.
• "she won't let them give her sedatives because of the baby"
Similar:
tranquillizer,
calmative,
depressant,
sleeping pill,
soporific,
narcotic,
opiate,
neuroleptic,
trank,
sleeper,
downer,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French sedatif or medieval Latin sedativus, from Latin sedat- ‘settled’, from the verb sedare (see sedate1).
