English Explanatory Dictionary

hypnotic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
  2. Capturing a person's attention to the exclusion of all else, as if placing them into a trance.
  3. Inducing sleep; soporific.
  4. Dormant.
noun
  1. A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
  2. A soporific substance.

Pronunciation

/hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/ /hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/ [hɪp̚ˈnɑ.ɾɪk̚] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hypnotic.wav

Word forms

hypnotic more hypnotic most hypnotic hypnotick hypnotics

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”).

Synonyms

mesmeric captivating

Related words

hypnotize hypnotism hypnotist hypnosis

Derived words

antihypnotic autohypnotic hypnodelic hypnotically hypnotic suggestion narcohypnotic nonhypnotic parahypnotic posthypnotic prehypnotic unhypnotic
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