Meanings
comparative more hypnotic · superlative most hypnotic · alternative obsolete hypnotick
- 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 37Synonyms: captivating
plural hypnotics · alternative obsolete hypnotick
- A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
- medicineA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
adjectiveCapturing a person's attention to the exclusion of all else, as if placing them into a trance.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveattracting and holding interest as if by a spell
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekὑπνωτικός“inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy”
- Late Latinhypnoticus
- Frenchhypnotique“inclined to sleep, soporific”
- Englishhypnotic
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”).
More words from French, Late Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُنَوِّم
- مُنَوِّم (munawwim)a soporific substance
Bulgarian хипнотичен, приспивателен
- хипнотичен (hipnotičen)of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
- приспивателен (prispivatelen)inducing sleep; soporific
- приспивателно (prispivatelno)a soporific substance
Catalan hipnòtic, hipnòtic
- hipnòticof or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
- hipnòticinducing sleep; soporific
- hipnòticone who is, or can be, hypnotized
- hipnòtica soporific substance
Czech hypnotický, uspávací
- hypnotickýof or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
- uspávacíinducing sleep; soporific
- uspávajícíinducing sleep; soporific
- uspávadloa soporific substance
- hypnotikuma soporific substance
Esperanto hipnota
- hipnotaof or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Finnish hypnoottinen
- hypnoottineninducing sleep; soporific
French hypnotique, hypnotique
- hypnotiqueof or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
- hypnotiqueinducing sleep; soporific
- narcotiqueinducing sleep; soporific
German hypnotisch, einschläfernd
- hypnotischof or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
- einschläferndinducing sleep; soporific
- Schlaf-inducing sleep; soporific
- Schlafmittela soporific substance
- Hypnotikuma soporific substance
Greek υπνωτικός
- υπνωτικός (ypnotikós)inducing sleep; soporific
Hindi सम्मोहक, संमोहक
- सम्मोहक (sammohak)of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
- संमोहक (sammohak)of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
- संमोहक (sammohak)inducing sleep; soporific
- निद्राकारी (nidrākārī)inducing sleep; soporific
- संमोहक (sammohak)a soporific substance
Irish hiopnóiseach, hiopnóiseach
- hiopnóiseachof or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
- hiopnóiseachinducing sleep; soporific
- hiopnóiseacha soporific substance
Italian ipnotico, sonnifero
- ipnoticoof or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
- sonniferoinducing sleep; soporific
- ipnoticoinducing sleep; soporific
Polish hipnotyczny, nasenny
- hipnotycznyof or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
- nasennyinducing sleep; soporific
- lek nasennya soporific substance
- środek nasennya soporific substance
Portuguese hipnótico, sonífero
- hipnóticoof or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
- soníferoinducing sleep; soporific
- soníferoa soporific substance
Russian снотво́рный, снотво́рное
- снотво́рный (snotvórnyj)inducing sleep; soporific
- снотво́рное (snotvórnoje)a soporific substance
Scottish Gaelic suainealach, suaineach
- suainealachof or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
- suaineachinducing sleep; soporific
- suainealachinducing sleep; soporific
Spanish hipnótico, hipnótico
- hipnóticoof or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
- hipnóticoa soporific substance
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hypnotic
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Cite this entry
hypnotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypnotic
“hypnotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypnotic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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