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   hypnotic

   /hɪpˈnɒtɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or producing hypnosis: "a hypnotic state"
   • ▪ exerting a compelling or soporific effect: "her voice had a hypnotic quality"
   • 2. (of a drug) sleep-inducing.

   noun

   • 1. a sleep-inducing drug: "hypnotics may be prescribed"
   • 2. a person under or open to hypnosis.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French hypnotique, via late Latin from Greek hupnōtikos ‘causing sleep’, from hupnoun ‘put to sleep’, from hupnos ‘sleep’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hypnotically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 18

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHYPNOTIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HYPNOTIC definition: 1. caused by hypnosis: 2. making you feel as if you want to sleep or are in a trance (= a state of…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of HYPNOTIC is tending to produce sleep : soporific. How to use hypnotic in a sentence.

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   Hypnotic definition: of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism. . See examples of HYPNOTIC used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHYPNOTIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HYPNOTIC meaning: 1. caused by hypnosis: 2. making you feel as if you want to sleep or are in a trance (= a state of…. Learn more.

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   Hypnotic things relate to hypnosis — like a hypnotist's calm, entrancing, hypnotic voice — or other things that tend to grab people's attention in a similar way. The voice of a powerful public speaker could be described as hypnotic.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHYPNOTIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 meanings: 1. of, relating to, or producing hypnosis or sleep 2. (of a person) susceptible to hypnotism 3. a drug or agent.... Click for more definitions.

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   Definition of hypnotic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHYPNOTIC | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   HYPNOTIC definition: 1. making you feel like sleeping, especially because of being repeated in a regular way: 2…. Learn more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › hypnoticHypnotic - definition of hypnotic by The Free Dictionary

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    hypnotic. ( hɪpˈnɒtɪk) adj. 1. (Psychology) of, relating to, or producing hypnosis or sleep. 2. (Psychology) (of a person) susceptible to hypnotism. n. 3. (Pharmacology) a drug or agent that induces sleep. 4. (Psychology) a person susceptible to hypnosis.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › hypnotic_adjhypnotic, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

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    There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word hypnotic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.