hypnotic

English

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Alternative forms

• hypnotick (obsolete)

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 ὑπνῶ ‎(hupnô, “I put to sleep”), from ὕπνος ‎(húpnos, “sleep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪpˈnɒtɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Adjective

hypnotic ‎(comparative more hypnotic, superlative most hypnotic)

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

Derived terms

• hypnotically

Related terms

• hypnotize
• hypnotism
• hypnotist
• hypnosis

Synonyms

• captivating
• mesmeric

Translations

of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism

• Catalan: hipnòtic
• Czech: hypnotický
• Esperanto: hipnota
• French: hypnotique (fr)
• Ido: hipnota (io), hipnotala (io)
• Irish: hiopnóiseach

• Polish: hipnotyczny m
• Portuguese: hipnótico (pt)
• Scottish Gaelic: suainealach
• Spanish: hipnótico

inducing sleep; soporific

• Catalan: hipnòtic
• Czech: uspávající
• Finnish: hypnoottinen
• French: hypnotique (fr), narcotique (fr)
• Greek: υπνωτικός (el) ‎(ypnotikós)

• Irish: hiopnóiseach
• Polish: nasenny (pl)
• Portuguese: sonífero
• Russian: снотво́рный (ru) ‎(snotvórnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: suaineach, suainealach

Noun

hypnotic ‎(plural hypnotics)

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

Translations

one who is, or can be, hypnotized

• Catalan: hipnòtic m

a soporific substance

• Catalan: hipnòtic m
• Irish: hiopnóiseach m
• Polish: lek nasenny m, środek nasenny m

• Portuguese: sonífero m
• Russian: снотво́рное (ru) n ‎(snotvórnoje)
• Spanish: hipnótico m

External links

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

Anagrams

• pythonic