ataractic

1. 1.

   tending to soothe or tranquilize

   “valium has a tranquilizing effect”

   “took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed”

   Synonymsataraxicsedativetranquilizingtranquillizingtranquilisingtranquillising

   Similardepressant

Other forms of ataractic

plural

ataractics·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ataractic

What does ataractic mean?

ataractic means "a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ataractic?

ataractic has 4 syllables: a-ta-rac-tic. The stress falls on "rac".

What is another word for ataractic?

Close synonyms include tranquilizer, tranquillizer, tranquilliser, antianxiety agent, ataractic drug. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ataractic a common word?

ataractic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.