hypnotic

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

Adjective

hypnotic (comparative more hypnotic, superlative most hypnotic)

1. Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
2. Inducing sleep; soporific.

Noun

hypnotic (plural hypnotics)

1. A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
2. A soporific substance.

Further reading

• hypnotic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• hypnotic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• Pythonic, pythonic, typhonic