Definition of HYPNOTIC

hypnotic

Meanings

Plural: hypnotics

Noun

  • a drug that induces sleep
  • A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
  • A soporific substance.

Adjective

  • of or relating to hypnosis

Adjective Satellite

  • attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
    • "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"

Adj

  • Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
  • Capturing a person's attention to the exclusion of all else, as if placing them into a trance.
  • Inducing sleep; soporific.
  • Dormant.

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 18

hypnotic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hypnotic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 19

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