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hypnagogic

[ hip-nuh-goj-ik, -goh-jik ]
/ ˌhɪp nəˈgɒdʒ ɪk, -ˈgoʊ dʒɪk /
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adjective

of or relating to drowsiness.
inducing drowsiness.

RELATED WORDS

surreal, hypnotic, narcotic, somnolent, soporific, somniferous, soporiferous

Nearby words

  1. hyphenic,
  2. hyphenize,
  3. hyphidrosis,
  4. hyphopodium,
  5. hyphy,
  6. hypnagogic image,
  7. hypnagogic state,
  8. hypnagogue,
  9. hypnapagogic,
  10. hypnesthesia

Origin of hypnagogic

1885–90; < French hypnagogique; see hypn(o)-, -agogue, -ic
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British Dictionary definitions for hypnagogic

hypnagogic

hypnogogic

/ (ˌhɪpnəˈɡɒdʒɪk) /

adjective

psychol of or relating to the state just before one is fully asleepSee also hypnagogic image, hypnopompic

Word Origin for hypnagogic

C19: from French hypnagogique; see hypno-, -agogic
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Word Origin and History for hypnagogic

hypnagogic

adj.

1868, from French hypnagogique, from Greek hypnos "sleep" (see somnolence) + agogos "leading" (see act). Etymologically, "inducing sleep," but used mostly with a sense "pertaining to the state of consciousness when falling asleep."

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Medicine definitions for hypnagogic

hypnagogic

adj.

Inducing sleep; soporific.
Of or relating to the state of drowsiness preceding sleep.
Relating to the images or hallucinations sometimes perceived during this state.
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