different between sporadic vs sedative

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sporadicus (whence also French sporadique, Italian sporadico, Spanish esporádico), from Ancient Greek ?????????? (sporadikós), from ?????? (sporás, “scattered, dispersed”), from ????? (sporá), ?????? (spóros, “a sowing [of seed]”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /sp???æ??k/, /sp???æ??k/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /sp???æd?k/, /sp???æd?k/
• Rhymes: -æd?k

Adjective

sporadic (comparative more sporadic, superlative most sporadic)

1. (archaic) (of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic.
2. Rare and scattered in occurrence.
3. Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.

Derived terms

• sporadic E layer

Related terms

• sporadical
• sporadically
• sporadicalness

Translations

References

Anagrams

• caproids, carpoids, picadors

Romanian

Etymology

From French sporadique

Adjective

sporadic m or n (feminine singular sporadic?, masculine plural sporadici, feminine and neuter plural sporadice)

1. sporadic

Declension

Related terms

• sporadicitate

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?d?t?v/
• Rhymes: -?v
• Hyphenation: sed?a?tive

Noun

sedative (plural sedatives)

1. (pharmacology) 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

Adjective

sedative (comparative more sedative, superlative most sedative)

1. (pharmacology) Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing

Synonyms

• ataractic
• ataraxic

Translations

References

• sedative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• deviates

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.da?ti.ve/
• Hyphenation: se?da?tì?ve

Adjective

sedative

1. feminine plural of sedativo

Anagrams

• deviaste, evadesti