narcotic
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- narcotick (obsolete)
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English narcotyk, from Middle French narcotique (from Old French narcotique, noun use of adjective) and directly from Medieval Latin narcōticum, from Ancient Greek ναρκωτῐκόν (narkōtikón), neuter of ναρκωτῐκός (narkōtikós), from Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkóō, “to benumb”), from νάρκη (nárkē, “numbness, torpor”).[1]
NounEdit
narcotic (plural narcotics)
- (pharmacology) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
- 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World[1]:
- "Real San Juan Colorado," he said. "Excitable people like you are the better for narcotics. Heavens! don't bite it! Cut - and cut with reverence!"
- Any type of numbing or soothing drug.
- 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, Sydney: Ure Smith, published 1962, page 139:
- Podson grabbed at his tobacco with a fervent, "God! just about saved my life." With a cigarette going he grabbed at the papers, requiring spiritual sustenance as well as a divine narcotic.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
class of drugs
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numbing drug
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Etymology 2Edit
From Middle French narcotique or German narkotisch and directly from Medieval Latin narcōticus, from Ancient Greek ναρκωτῐκός (narkōtikós).[2]
AdjectiveEdit
narcotic (comparative more narcotic, superlative most narcotic)
- Of, or relating to narcotics.
- Synonym: narcotics
- (pharmacology) Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.
TranslationsEdit
sleep inducing
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ReferencesEdit
- “narcotic” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “narcotic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “narcotic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
AnagramsEdit
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French narcotique or German narkotisch.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
narcotic m or n (feminine singular narcotică, masculine plural narcotici, feminine and neuter plural narcotice)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of narcotic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | narcotic | narcotică | narcotici | narcotice | ||
definite | narcoticul | narcotica | narcoticii | narcoticele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | narcotic | narcotice | narcotici | narcotice | ||
definite | narcoticului | narcoticei | narcoticilor | narcoticelor |
SynonymsEdit
NounEdit
narcotic n (plural narcotice)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of narcotic
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) narcotic | narcoticul | (niște) narcotice | narcoticele |
genitive/dative | (unui) narcotic | narcoticului | (unor) narcotice | narcoticelor |
vocative | narcoticule | narcoticelor |