browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about hypnotic
hypnotic |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hypnotic \Hyp*not"ic\, a. [Gr. ? inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, fr ? to lull to sleep, fr ? sleep; akin to L. somnus and E. somnolent: cf F. hypnotique.] 1. Having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific. 2. Of or pertaining to hypnotism; in a state of hypnotism; liable to hypnotism; as a hypnotic condition. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hypnotic \Hyp*not"ic\, n. 1. Any agent that produces, or tends to produce, sleep; an opiate; a soporific; a narcotic. 2. A person who exhibits the phenomena of or is subject to hypnotism. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hypnotic adj : attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome" [syn: {mesmeric}, {mesmerizing}, {spellbinding}] n : a drug that induces sleep [syn: {soporific}]
more about hypnotic
This work is licensed under a
