• Hypnotic

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /hɪpˈnÉ’tɪk/
    • Rhymes: -É’tɪk

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    Origin

    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").

    Full definition of hypnotic

    Adjective

    hypnotic

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

    Derived terms

    Noun

    hypnotic

    (plural hypnotics)
    1. A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
    2. A soporific substance.

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