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BNC: 15708 COCA: 14877

hypnotic

1 hypnotic /hɪpˈnɑːtɪk/ adjective
1 hypnotic
/hɪpˈnɑːtɪk/
adjective
Learner's definition of HYPNOTIC
always used before a noun : of or relating to hypnosis催眠的;催眠术的
[more hypnotic; most hypnotic] : having an effect like hypnosis具有催眠效果的: such as
: tending to cause sleep or relaxation(易)引起睡眠的;使人昏昏欲睡的
: attractive or interesting in a powerful or mysterious way(因强大或神秘而)迷人的,吸引人的

— hypnotically

/hɪpˈnɑːtɪkli/ adverb
2 hypnotic /hɪpˈnɑːtɪk/ noun
plural hypnotics
2 hypnotic
/hɪpˈnɑːtɪk/
noun
plural hypnotics
Learner's definition of HYPNOTIC
[count] medical
: a drug that causes sleep催眠剂;安眠药
BNC: 15708 COCA: 14877

hypnotic

1 of 2

adjective

hyp·​not·​ic hip-ˈnä-tik How to pronounce hypnotic (audio)
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
hypnotically adverb

hypnotic

2 of 2

noun

1
: a sleep-inducing agent : soporific
2
: one that is or can be hypnotized

Example Sentences

Adjective The psychologist put her into a hypnotic state. Riding in a car often has a hypnotic effect on babies. the steady, hypnotic rhythm of the train
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
There’s a hypnotic quality to this freewheeling central section, a sustained charge that falters in some of the more prolix passages around it. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 Fire is this volatile thing that is hard to control, that is hypnotic, that is beautiful, that is both an agent of terror and an agent of transmutation. Nick Romano, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2022 The film in question was Aloft, writer/director Claudia Llose’s frosty and hypnotic drama led by Jennifer Connelly and Cillian Murphy. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2022 There is little action and only muted suspense, yet in each case the habitually sedate pace becomes oddly hypnotic. Anna Mundow, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 The hypnotic club banger was released by instrumentalist and composer Eartheater‘s music label, Chemical X Records. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 That said, any one person’s imaginings produced in a hypnotic tasting are probably not useful to anyone else. Craig Stoltz, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Adé’s hypnotic guitar licks and uplifting vocal melodies provided a warm and psychedelic bridge to West African pop through a charismatic and brilliant musical figure. Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2022 But the current live version takes you on a mysterious, hypnotic journey in the dark. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022
Noun
The festival, which started in 1976, is bringing wacky comedy shows, unique music performances, daring jousts, acrobatics, hypnotics and even big cats to 10 stages around the 30-acre festival grounds, located 30 minutes south of Denver in Larkspur. Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Know, 18 June 2019 There was no consensus among professionals in Cleveland over whether the availability of methamphetamine or the drugs known as sedative-hypnotics, such as Xanax, Klonopin or Ativan, has increased. Laura Hancock, cleveland.com, 7 July 2017 There are signs warning visitors not to use the spa while under the influence of hypnotics. Richard Morgan, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

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

First Known Use

Adjective

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hypnotic was in 1625
BNC: 15708 COCA: 14877

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