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."

From Seattle Times

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.”

From New York Times