hypnotic

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
19
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/
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/hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/ · /hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/ · [hɪp̚ˈnɑ.ɾɪk̚]

Definition of hypnotic

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
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adj

  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 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; soporific.
  4. (obsolete)Dormant.
    “hypnotic seeds”

noun

  1. A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
  2. 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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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”).

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