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hypnotic

[hip-not-ik]

adjective

  1. of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.

  2. inducing or like something that induces hypnosis.

  3. susceptible to hypnotism, as a person.

  4. inducing sleep.



noun

  1. an agent or drug that produces sleep; sedative.

  2. a person who is susceptible to hypnosis.

  3. a person under the influence of hypnotism.

hypnotic

/ ³óɪ±èˈ²ÔÉ’³Ùɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or producing hypnosis or sleep

  2. (of a person) susceptible to hypnotism

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a drug or agent that induces sleep

  2. a person susceptible to hypnosis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • hypnotically adverb
  • antihypnotic adjective
  • antihypnotically adverb
  • nonhypnotic adjective
  • nonhypnotically adverb
  • prehypnotic adjective
  • unhypnotic adjective
  • unhypnotically adverb
  • ³ó²â±èˈ²Ô´Ç³Ù¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of hypnotic1

1680–90; < Late Latin ³ó²â±è²Ôųپ±³¦³Ü²õ < Greek ³ó²â±è²Ôųپ±°ìó²õ sleep-inducing, narcotic, equivalent to ³ó²â±è²ÔÅ- (variant stem of ³ó²â±è²Ô´Çû²Ô to put to sleep; Hypnos ) + -tikos -tic
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of hypnotic1

C17: from Late Latin ³ó²â±è²Ôųپ±³¦³Ü²õ, from Greek ³ó³Ü±è²Ôųپ±°ì´Ç²õ, from hupnoun to put to sleep, from hupnos sleep
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Set in the idyllic island of Naxos, Greece, Pochoda refashions Euripides’ “The Bacchae†to weave a hypnotic tale of recently widowed Lena, breaking free from the strictures imposed by the men in her life.

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Fans can expect "hypnotic, trance-like pop songs, pulsating and lush" on the album with lyrics that make you feel "young, fun and free" according to Rolling Stone writer Brittany Spanos.

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The band began to mix in synthesizers with the typical instrumentation, creating an unforgettable, hypnotic sound — every thump and woosh calls listeners to the dance floor and begs them to move.

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In the room with us in Valencia, the dolls eyes’ are hypnotic, carrying a trace of malevolence.

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The film’s world is luscious, tangible and hypnotic.

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