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hypnotic

adj
/hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/UK/hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/US

Etymology

From French hypnotique (“inclined to sleep, soporific”), from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós, “inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy”), from ὑπνοῦν (hupnoûn, “to put to sleep”), from ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”).

  1. derived from ὑπνωτικός
  2. derived from hypnoticus
  3. borrowed from hypnotique

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.

  2. Capturing a person's attention to the exclusion of all else, as if placing them into a…

    Capturing a person's attention to the exclusion of all else, as if placing them into a trance.

    • Phyllis St. James' hypnotic "Mystic Stranger" always blows my mind and you'll find it included in this brilliant set by the sadly underrated Ms Haywood as well as the stunning ballad "Someone".

  3. Inducing sleep

    Inducing sleep; soporific.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Dormant.

      • hypnotic seeds

    2. A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.

    3. A soporific substance.

      • "He's had a strong hypnotic administered to him," said the doctor. "He'll wake perfectly all right in the morning.[…]"

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Derived

antihypnotic, autohypnotic, hypnodelic, hypnotically, hypnotic suggestion, narcohypnotic, nonhypnotic, parahypnotic, posthypnotic, prehypnotic, unhypnotic

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA