Difference between Soporific and Narcotic

What is the difference between Soporific and Narcotic?

Soporific as a noun is something inducing sleep, especially a drug while Narcotic as a noun is any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour.

Soporific

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Something inducing sleep, especially a drug

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Tending to induce sleep.

Narcotic

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour.Any type of numbing drug.Certain illegal drugs.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of, or relating to narcotics.Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.

Example sentence: Why are online games so addictive? It's mostly the narcotic appeal of 'leveling.'

We hope you now know whether to use Soporific or Narcotic in your sentence.

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