hypnotic
English
editAlternative forms
edit- hypnotick (obsolete)
Etymology
editFrom 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
edithypnotic (comparative more hypnotic, superlative most hypnotic)
Synonyms
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editTranslations
editof or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
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inducing sleep; soporific
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Noun
edithypnotic (plural hypnotics)
- A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
- (pharmacology) A soporific substance.
Translations
editone 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.
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