adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/
General-American:/hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/
General-American:[hɪp̚ˈnɑ.ɾɪk̚]
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rhymes with -ɒtɪk
CMU ARPABET:HH IH0 P N AA1 T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mesmeric
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Capturing a person's attention to the exclusion of all else, as if placing them into a trance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: captivating
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Inducing sleep; soporific.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Dormant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
Examples
hypnotic seeds
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A soporific substance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to hypnosis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
a drug that induces sleep
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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”).
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
хипнотичен
(hipnotičen)
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Catalan:
hipnòtic
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Czech:
hypnotický
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Esperanto:
hipnota
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
French:
hypnotique
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Galician:
hipnótico
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
German:
hypnotisch
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Hindi:
सम्मोहक
(sammohak)
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Hindi:
संमोहक
(sammohak)
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Ido:
hipnota
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Ido:
hipnotala
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Irish:
hiopnóiseach
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Italian:
ipnotico
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Polish:
hipnotyczny
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Portuguese:
hipnótico
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Scottish Gaelic:
suainealach
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism
Spanish:
hipnótico
— of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism