hypnotic

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hypnotic[1,adjective] hypnotic[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹hyp·not·ic
Pronunciation: hip-'nä-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: French or Late Latin; French hypnotique, from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Greek hypnOtikos, from hypnoun to put to sleep, from hypnos
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(&-)lE/ adverb