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   Hyp·not·ic

   /hipˈnädik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of, producing, or relating to hypnosis: "a hypnotic state"
   • ▪ exerting a compelling, fascinating, 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 the influence of hypnotism.

   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

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   What is considered hypnotic?

   • The voice of a powerful public speaker could be described as hypnotic. Great music that you can’t turn off could also be considered hypnotic. Anything hypnotic has a powerful hold on your attention. "Hypnotic."

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   What does hypnosis mean?

   • hipnótico, hipnotizante, hipnótico/-ca… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! HYPNOTIC definition: 1. caused by hypnosis: 2. making you feel as if you want to sleep or are in a trance (= a state of….

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   What are hypnotic things?

   • 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. Great music that you can’t turn off could also be considered hypnotic.

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   What is a hypnotic drug?

   • A hypnotic is a drug designed to help you sleep. It is a type of psychoactive drug which acts as a soporific, and is also used for surgical anaesthesia. Many hypnotics are addictive, and have side-effects. Because of this, most are prescribed as a last resort, and only for a short time. Rohypnol is a particularly powerful example of a hypnotic.

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   Learn the meaning of hypnotic as an adjective and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Hypnotic can mean tending to produce sleep, of or relating to hypnosis, or a sleep-inducing agent.

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   Hypnotic means caused by hypnosis or making you feel as if you want to sleep or are in a trance. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   noun. an agent or drug that produces sleep; sedative. a person who is susceptible to hypnosis. a person under the influence of hypnotism. hypnotic. / hɪpˈnɒtɪk / adjective. of, relating to, or producing hypnosis or sleep. (of a person) susceptible to hypnotism. noun. a drug or agent that induces sleep. a person susceptible to hypnosis.

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   attracting and holding interest as if by a spell. “read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice”. synonyms: mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding. attractive. pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm. noun. a drug that induces sleep. synonyms: soporific. see more.

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   Hypnosis is a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject. Learn more about the synonyms, examples, history, and medical definition of hypnosis from Merriam-Webster.

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    Hypnotic means of or relating to hypnosis, a state of sleep-like trance induced by another person. It can also mean inducing sleep or attracting interest like a spell. See synonyms, translations and usage examples.