Main Entry: ¹hyp·not·ic

Pronunciation: \hip-ˈnä-tik\

Function: adjective

Etymology: French or Late Latin; French hypnotique, from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Greek hypnōtikos, from hypnoun to put to sleep, from hypnos

Date: 1625

1 : tending to produce sleep : soporific
2 a : of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism b : readily holding the attention <a hypnotic personality> <a simple hypnotic beat>

— hyp·not·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb