hypnotic

CEFRB2

/hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Causing a relaxed state in which attention is strongly focused.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Capturing a person's attention to the exclusion of all else, as if placing them into a trance.

Examples

  • It was having a hypnotic effect on me.

  • She's very susceptible to hypnotic suggestion.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [hɪp̚ˈnɑ.ɾɪk̚]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Inducing sleep; soporific.

  2. Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.

More examples

In context

  • hypnotic seeds

  • "He's had a strong hypnotic administered to him," said the doctor. "He'll wake perfectly all right in the morning.[…]"

  • 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".

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

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”).