hypnotic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From French hypnotique (“‘inclined to sleep, soporific’”) < Late Latin hypnoticus < Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikos), “‘inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy’”) < ὑπνῶ (hupnō), “‘I put to sleep’”) < ὕπνος (hupnos), “‘sleep’”).

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hypnotic (comparative more hypnotic, superlative most hypnotic)

1. Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
2. Inducing sleep; soporific.

[edit] Derived terms

• hypnotically

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• hypnotize
• hypnotism
• hypnotist
• hypnosis

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[edit] Noun

hypnotic (plural hypnotics)

1. A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
2. A soporific substance.

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[edit] External links

• hypnotic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• hypnotic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911