hypnotic
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
- IPA(key): /hɪpˈnɒtɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɒtɪk
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
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inducing sleep; soporific
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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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- hypnotic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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