hypnotic
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Definition of hypnotic
6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
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adj
- Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
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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".”
- Inducing sleep; soporific.
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(obsolete)Dormant.
“hypnotic seeds”
noun
- A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
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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”).
Words you can make from hypnotic
134 playable · top: PHYTONIC (18 pts)
Best play phytonic 18 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
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20 words4-letter words
39 words- HYPO 12 pts
- CHIP 11 pts
- CHOP 11 pts
- COPY 11 pts
- PYIC 11 pts
- CHIN 9 pts
- CHIT 9 pts
- CHON 9 pts
- CITY 9 pts
- CONY 9 pts
- INCH 9 pts
- ITCH 9 pts
- PHON 9 pts
- PHOT 9 pts
- PINY 9 pts
- PITH 9 pts
- PITY 9 pts
- PONY 9 pts
- PYIN 9 pts
- TOPH 9 pts
- TYPO 9 pts
- COPI 8 pts
- HINT 7 pts
- THIN 7 pts
- THIO 7 pts
- TINY 7 pts
- TIYN 7 pts
- TONY 7 pts
- TYIN 7 pts
- YONI 7 pts
- CION 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- OTIC 6 pts
- PINT 6 pts
- PION 6 pts
- TOPI 6 pts
- INTO 4 pts
3-letter words
44 words- HYP 11 pts
- HOY 9 pts
- THY 9 pts
- CHI 8 pts
- COY 8 pts
- HIC 8 pts
- HIP 8 pts
- HOP 8 pts
- ICH 8 pts
- ICY 8 pts
- OCH 8 pts
- PHI 8 pts
- PHO 8 pts
- PHT 8 pts
- POH 8 pts
- YIP 8 pts
- COP 7 pts
- PIC 7 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- HIT 6 pts
- HON 6 pts
- HOT 6 pts
- NOH 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- THO 6 pts
- TOY 6 pts
- YIN 6 pts
- YON 6 pts
- CON 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PIN 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- POI 5 pts
- POT 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- TOP 5 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
2-letter words
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