hypnotic
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- hypnotick (obsolete)
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/, [hɪp̚ˈnɑ.ɾɪk̚]
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒtɪk
- Hyphenation: hyp‧no‧tic
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.
- (pharmacology) A soporific substance.
Translations edit
one who is, or can be, hypnotized
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a soporific substance
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Further reading edit
- “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.