hypnotic
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- hypnotick (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
From French hypnotique (“inclined to sleep, soporific”), from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikos, “inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy”), from ὑπνῶ (hupnō, “I put to sleep”), from ὕπνος (hupnos, “sleep”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /hɪpˈnɒtɪk/
Adjective [edit]
hypnotic (comparative more hypnotic, superlative most hypnotic)
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Translations [edit]
of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
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inducing sleep; soporific
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Noun [edit]
hypnotic (plural hypnotics)
- A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
- A soporific substance.
Translations [edit]
a soporific substance
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External links [edit]
- hypnotic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- hypnotic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911