hypnotic
Syllables: hyp·no·tic/hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/US/hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/
hypnotic adjective: of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
Adjective
hypnotic (comparative more hypnotic, superlative most hypnotic)
- Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- Synonyms:
- mesmeric
- 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".1990, Napfield Limited (publisher), “Mellow Grooves For Your Soul”, in Blues & Soul, numbers 564-575, page 37
- Synonyms:
- captivating
- Inducing sleep; soporific.
- Dormant.
- hypnotic seeds
Noun
hypnotic (plural hypnotics)
- 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.[…]"1929, Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery
hypnotic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
hypnotic in Hindi
- of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
- सम्मोहक sammohak, संमोहक sammohak
- inducing sleep; soporific
- संमोहक sammohak, निद्राकारी nidrākārī
- a soporific substance
- संमोहक sammohak
hypnotic in Tamil
- அறிதுயிலில் உள்ள, அறிதுயில் நிலை, போலியுறக்கமாக்கி, அறிதுயிலுள்ள, உறக்க ஊக்கி, உறக்க முடுக்கி
hypnotic in Marathi
- सम्मोहनशील
hypnotic in Urdu
- ہپنوٹک, حپنوٹک, ہائپنوٹک
More languagesFewer languages
- hypnotic in Bengali
- সম্মোহনকারী, তন্দ্রাচ্ছন্নকারী, অত্যন্ত আকর্ষণীয়
- hypnotic in Telugu
- హిప్నోటిక్
- hypnotic in Malayalam
- സമ്മോഹനമായ, സമ്മോഹനപരമായ, നിദ്രാജനകമായ, നിദ്രാകാരകമായ
- hypnotic in Kannada
- ಒರಗಿಸುವ, ಒರಕು ಬರಿಸುವ
- hypnotic in Punjabi
- ਹਿਪਨੋਟਿਕ, ਹਿਪ੍ਨੋਟਿਕ
- hypnotic in Gujarati
- સંમોહનશીલ
- hypnotic in Odia
- ହିପ୍ନୋଟିକ୍
- hypnotic in Nepali
- सम्मोहनशील, हिप्नोटिक
- hypnotic in Arabic
- مُنَوِّم munawwim
Examples of hypnotic in a sentence
- Hugo was a diaper-lover since his early teens when he discovered their hypnotic power.
- The beginning of the zombie dance is driven by the hypnotic rhythms of multiple drums.
- Some enemies will use Bobble Heads to emit a hypnotic wave.
Synonyms of hypnotic
Forms of hypnotic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more hypnotic |
| superlative | most hypnotic |
| alternative form (obsolete) | hypnotick |
| Noun | |
| plural | hypnotics |
Origin of hypnotic
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”).
Words formed from hypnotic
Phrases with hypnotic
Words that rhyme with hypnotic
- exotic
- chaotic
- sclerotic
- homoerotic
- neurotic
- quixotic
- antibiotic
- asymptotic
- biotic
- despotic
- dicrotic
- ekpyrotic
31 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- heterotic
- idiotic
- narcotic
- Nilotic
- probiotic
- semiotic
- symbiotic
- amniotic
- anadiplotic
- aponeurotic
- aquatic
- aryepiglottic
- autoerotic
- epiglottic
- erotic
- extraglottic
- glottic
- homeotic
- infraglottic
- intraglottic
- miotic
- osmotic
- paraglottic
- periglottic
- polyglottic
- psittacotic
- subglottic
- supraglottic
- thyroepiglottic
- transglottic
- unhypnotic
Questions about hypnotic
- What does hypnotic mean?
- Hypnotic means of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- What is hypnotic in Hindi?
- Hypnotic in Hindi is सम्मोहक (sammohak), संमोहक (sammohak), निद्राकारी (nidrākārī). See Hypnotic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hypnotic?
- Hypnotic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce hypnotic?
- Hypnotic is pronounced /hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/ (UK).
Words near hypnotic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hypnotic (page history and authors); hypnotic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hypnotic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hypnotic (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Hypnotic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hypnotic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hypnotic (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); hypnotic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hypnotic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hypnotic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hypnotic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hypnotic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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