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hyp·not·ic 
[hip-not-ik] Pronunciation Key
[hip-not-ik] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | of or pertaining to hypnosis or hypnotism. |
| 2. | inducing or like something that induces hypnosis. |
| 3. | susceptible to hypnotism, as a person. |
| 4. | inducing sleep. |
| 5. | an agent or drug that produces sleep; sedative. |
| 6. | a person who is susceptible to hypnosis. |
| 7. | a person under the influence of hypnotism. |
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| hyp·not·ic
(hĭp-nŏt'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n.
[French hypnotique, from Late Latin hypnōticus, inducing sleep, from Greek hupnōtikos, from hupnoun, to put to sleep, from hupnos, sleep; see swep- in Indo-European roots.] hyp·not'i·cal·ly adv. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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hypnotic
1625, "inducing sleep," originally used of drugs, from Fr. hypnotique "inclined to sleep, soporific," from L.L. hypnoticus, from Gk. hypnotikos "inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy," from hypnoun "put to sleep," from hypnos "sleep" (see somnolence). Modern sense of "induced trance" first recorded in Eng. 1843, along with hypnotist, hypnotize, all coined by Dr. James Braid.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| hypnotic | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to hypnosis |
| 2. | attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome" |
noun | |
| 1. | a drug that induces sleep [syn: soporific] |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
An agent that causes sleep.
hypnotic hyp·not·ic (hĭp-nŏt'ĭk)
adj.
- Of or relating to hypnotism or hypnosis.
- Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific.
An agent that causes sleep.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Hypnotic
Hyp*not"ic\, a. [Gr. ? inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, fr. ? to lull to sleep, fr. ? sleep; akin to L. somnus, and E. somnolent: cf. F. hypnotique.]1. Having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific. 2. Of or pertaining to hypnotism; in a state of hypnotism; liable to hypnotism; as, a hypnotic condition.
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Hypnotic
Hyp*not"ic\, n. 1. Any agent that produces, or tends to produce, sleep; an opiate; a soporific; a narcotic. 2. A person who exhibits the phenomena of, or is subject to, hypnotism.
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