euphoriant

[yoo-fawr-ee-uhnt, -fohr-]

adjective

1. tending to induce euphoria.

noun

1. a euphoriant substance.

euphoriant

/ juːˈfɔːrɪənt /

adjective

1. relating to or able to produce euphoria

noun

1. a euphoriant drug or agent

Word History and Origins

Origin of euphoriant¹

euphori(a) + -ant

Example Sentences

By that standard, he notes, a government could improve its numbers just by handing out the kind of euphoriant drugs that Aldous Huxley described in "Brave New World."

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By that standard, he notes, a government could improve its numbers just by handing out the kind of euphoriant drugs that Aldous Huxley described in “Brave New World.”

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