morpheticadj.

Brit.

/mɔːˈfɛtɪk/, U.S.

/mɔrˈfɛdɪk/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Morpheus , -ic suffix.

Etymology: Irregularly < the name of Morpheus (see Morpheus n.) + -ic suffix, after adjectives ending in -etic.

Of or relating to sleep or dreams.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective]

lighteOE

sleepy?c1225

somnaical1655

soporal1716

heavyish1736

soporific1754

morphetic1788

slumberous1820

sleepful1827

soporifical1837

slumberful1844

1788 F. Burney Diary 26 July (1842) IV. 195 The moment I cease all employment, my thoughts take such an ascendence over my morphetic faculty, that [etc.].

1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. iv. 201 I am invulnerably asleep at this very moment! In the very centre of the morphetic dominions.

1857 R. S. Gedney Poet. Wks. (ed. 2) 229 That queenly Night..Claims precedence o'er all things, and commands That Earth be wrapped in deep morphetic bands.

1992 J. Dibble C. H. H. Parry xi. 297 The seductive, morphetic atmosphere, particularly evident in the stanzas for soprano.

1995 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Island of Day Before 446 Roberto then rose with his morphetic omniscience to overlook the entire island.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	morphetic
释义	morpheticadj. Brit. /mɔːˈfɛtɪk/, U.S. /mɔrˈfɛdɪk/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Morpheus , -ic suffix. Etymology: Irregularly < the name of Morpheus (see Morpheus n.) + -ic suffix, after adjectives ending in -etic. Of or relating to sleep or dreams. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] lighteOE sleepy?c1225 somnaical1655 soporal1716 heavyish1736 soporific1754 morphetic1788 slumberous1820 sleepful1827 soporifical1837 slumberful1844 1788 F. Burney Diary 26 July (1842) IV. 195 The moment I cease all employment, my thoughts take such an ascendence over my morphetic faculty, that [etc.]. 1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. iv. 201 I am invulnerably asleep at this very moment! In the very centre of the morphetic dominions. 1857 R. S. Gedney Poet. Wks. (ed. 2) 229 That queenly Night..Claims precedence o'er all things, and commands That Earth be wrapped in deep morphetic bands. 1992 J. Dibble C. H. H. Parry xi. 297 The seductive, morphetic atmosphere, particularly evident in the stanzas for soprano. 1995 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Island of Day Before 446 Roberto then rose with his morphetic omniscience to overlook the entire island. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1788
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