hypnotic
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English
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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/,
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒtɪk
- Hyphenation: hyp‧no‧tic
Adjective
hypnotic (comparative more hypnotic, superlative most hypnotic)
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Translations
of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
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inducing sleep; soporific
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Noun
hypnotic (plural hypnotics)
- A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
- (pharmacology) A soporific substance.
Translations
one who is, or can be, hypnotized
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a soporific substance
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Further reading
- “hypnotic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “hypnotic”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.