hypnotic
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hypnotic
- /hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/ UK
- /hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/ US
- [hɪp̚ˈnɑ.ɾɪk̚] US
Rhymes with -ɒtɪk
Where it comes from
From French hypnotique (“inclined to sleep, soporific”), from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós, “inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy”), from ὑπνοῦν (hupnoûn, “to put to sleep”), from ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”).
adjective more hypnotic · most hypnotic · hypnotick
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Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
Similar: mesmeric
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Capturing a person's attention to the exclusion of all else, as if placing them into a trance.
Phyllis St. James' hypnotic "Mystic Stranger" always blows my mind and you'll find it included in this brilliant set by the sadly underrated Ms Haywood as well as the stunning ballad "Someone".
Similar: captivating
- Inducing sleep; soporific.
- Dormant. hypnotic seeds
noun hypnotics · hypnotick
- A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
- A soporific substance. "He's had a strong hypnotic administered to him," said the doctor. "He'll wake perfectly all right in the morning.[…]"
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mesmeric, mesmerizing, soporific, spellbinding, attractive, entrancing, bewitching, sedative, lulling, somnolent, captivating, enchanting, transfixing, absorbing, fascinating, compelling
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adj of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
| Español | hipnótico |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सम्मोहक sammohak, संमोहक sammohak |
| Português | hipnótico |
| Français | hypnotique |
| Deutsch | hypnotisch |
| Italiano | ipnotico |
adj inducing sleep; soporific
| हिन्दी | संमोहक sammohak, निद्राकारी nidrākārī |
|---|---|
| Português | sonífero |
| Français | hypnotique, narcotique |
| Deutsch | einschläfernd, Schlaf- |
| Italiano | sonnifero, ipnotico |
| Ελληνικά | υπνωτικός ypnotikós |
| Русский | снотво́рный snotvórnyj |
noun a soporific substance
| Español | hipnótico |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | संमोहक sammohak |
| Português | sonífero |
| Deutsch | Schlafmittel, Hypnotikum |
| Русский | снотво́рное snotvórnoje |
| العربية | مُنَوِّم munawwim |
Talk about this word "hypnotic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hypnotic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hypnotic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hypnotic "hypnotic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hypnotic.Cite this
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title = {hypnotic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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