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hypnotic

[ hip-not-ik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
  2. inducing or like something that induces hypnosis.
  3. susceptible to hypnotism, as a person.
  4. inducing sleep.


noun

  1. an agent or drug that produces sleep; sedative.
  2. a person who is susceptible to hypnosis.
  3. a person under the influence of hypnotism.

hypnotic

/ hɪpˈnɒtɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or producing hypnosis or sleep
  2. (of a person) susceptible to hypnotism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a drug or agent that induces sleep
  2. a person susceptible to hypnosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • hypˈnotically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • hyp·noti·cal·ly adverb
  • anti·hyp·notic adjective noun
  • anti·hyp·noti·cal·ly adverb
  • nonhyp·notic adjective noun
  • nonhyp·noti·cal·ly adverb
  • prehyp·notic adjective
  • unhyp·notic adjective
  • unhyp·noti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypnotic1

1680–90; < Late Latin hypnōticus < Greek hypnōtikós sleep-inducing, narcotic, equivalent to hypnō- (variant stem of hypnoûn to put to sleep; Hypnos ) + -tikos -tic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypnotic1

C17: from Late Latin hypnōticus, from Greek hupnōtikos, from hupnoun to put to sleep, from hupnos sleep
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Example Sentences

The way in which Levy associates one thought with the next has a hypnotic but clarifying effect.

Tasmania’s Ancient ForestsThere’s something hypnotic about prehistoric rainforests.

From Ozy

Either way, this sound — muddled, breezy, numbing, hypnotic — is here to stay for a while, and we should be listening for its nuance.

It resulted in a hypnotic, off-kilter lull, Marx says, almost like the electricity flowing through Danielle’s veins.

Nonetheless, it exists as the album’s beating heart, her voice delicate and filigreed, turning the syllables of the character’s name into a hypnotic incantation.

As for Manson, Spahn said, there was no explanation—he had a hypnotic spell over the girls, they were his slaves.

[It] does not resemble standard antipsychotic, antidepressant, antianxiety or hypnotic drugs in simple drug interaction tests.

The first thing to hit me were those cats eyes of hers, green with flecks of gold and hypnotic as hell.

There is a rocking, hypnotic peacefulness in the way he puts words together.

He is a master of the breathless paragraph, the hypnotic meditation.

"Please don't try the old hypnotic fakir tricks upon me, Baroudi," she added, pushing up the cushions against the rock behind her.

She had read in books of the mysteries of hypnotic suggestion, but she was far too practical to believe in that.

In the medical circles throughout the country a good deal of interest and even enthusiasm over this new hypnotic is noticeable.

It is the sodium salt of the more or less favorably known hypnotic, Veronal (diethyl-barbituric acid).

Pas-Avena is a widely advertised nerve sedative and hypnotic.

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