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hyp·not·ic

(hĭp-nŏt′ĭk)
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to hypnosis.
b. Of or relating to hypnotism.
2. Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific: read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice.
n.
1.
a. A person who is hypnotized.
b. A person who can be hypnotized.
2. An agent that causes sleep; a soporific.

[French hypnotique, from Late Latin hypnōticus, inducing sleep, from Greek hupnōtikos, from hupnoun, to put to sleep, from hupnos, sleep; see swep- in Indo-European roots.]

hyp·not′i·cal·ly adv.
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hypnotic

(hɪpˈnɒtɪk)
adj
1. (Psychology) of, relating to, or producing hypnosis or sleep
2. (Psychology) (of a person) susceptible to hypnotism
n
3. (Pharmacology) a drug or agent that induces sleep
4. (Psychology) a person susceptible to hypnosis
[C17: from Late Latin hypnōticus, from Greek hupnōtikos, from hupnoun to put to sleep, from hupnos sleep]
hypˈnotically adv
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hyp•not•ic

(hɪpˈnɒt ɪk)

adj.
1. of or resembling hypnosis or hypnotism.
2. inducing or like something that induces hypnosis.
3. susceptible to hypnotism.
4. inducing sleep.
n.
5. an agent or drug that induces sleep; sedative.
6. a person who is hypnotized or susceptible to hypnosis.
[1680–90; < Late Latin hypnōticus < Greek hypnōtikós sleep-inducing, narcotic =hypnō-, variant s. of hypnoûn to put to sleep, derivative of hýpnos sleep (see Hypnos) + -tikos -tic]
hyp•not′i•cal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. hypnotic - a drug that induces sleep
drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
narcoleptic - a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep
sleeping capsule, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, sleeping tablet - a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)
hypnagogue - an agent that induces drowsiness or sleep
Adj. 1. hypnotic - of or relating to hypnosis
2. [画像:hypnotic - attracting and holding interest as if by a spell]hypnotic - 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"
attractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"
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hypnotic

adjective
1. mesmeric, soothing, narcotic, opiate, soporific, sleep-inducing, somniferous The hypnotic state lies between being awake and being asleep.
2. mesmerizing, spellbinding, mesmeric His songs are often both hypnotic and reassurringly pleasant.
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hypnotic

adjectivenoun
Something that induces sleep or sedation:
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Translations
hypnotický
hypnotisk
hypnoottinen
hipnotikus
dáleiîslu-
hypnotický
hipnotik

hypnotic

[hɪpˈnɒtɪk]
A. ADJ [state] → hipnótico ; [eyes, rhythm, sound] → hipnótico, hipnotizador
B. Nhipnótico m
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hypnotic

[hɪpˈnɒtɪk] adjhypnotique
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hypnotic

adj
(= hypnotized) regression, trancehypnotisch ; hypnotic stateHypnose f, → Hypnosezustand m
(= mesmerizing) effect, rhythm, music, power, voice, eyeshypnotisch, hypnotisierend
n
(= drug)Hypnotikum nt (spec), → Schlafmittel nt
(= person) (easily hypnotized) → leicht hypnotisierbarer Mensch ; (under hypnosis) → Hypnotisierte(r) mf
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hypnotic

[hɪpˈnɒtɪk] adjipnotico/a
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hypnosis

(hipˈnəusis) noun
a sleep-like state caused by the action of another person who can then make the sleeper obey his commands. hipnose نَوْم مِغْناطيسي хипноза hipnose hypnóza die Hypnose hypnose ύπνωση hipnosis hüpnoos هيپنوتيزم hypnoosi hypnose היפנוזה सम्मोहन hipnoza hipnózis hipnosis dáleiðsla ipnosi 催眠 최면 상태 hipnozė hipnoze hipnosis hypnose hypnose hipnoza هیپنوتیزم hipnose hipnoză гипноз hypnóza hipnoza hipnoza hypnos การสะกดจิต hipnoz, yapay uyku 催眠狀態 гіпноз نیند کی غفلت sự thôi miên 催眠状态
hypˈnotic (-ˈno-) adjective
hipnoties مُتَعَلِّق بِالنَّوم المِغْناطيسي، مُنَوِّم مِغْناطيسيّا хипнотичен hipnótico hypnotický hypnotisch hypnotisk υπνωτικός hipnótico hüpnootiline, hüpnoosi- خواب آور hypnoottinen hypnotique הִיפּנוֹטִי सम्मोहात्मक hipnotican hipnotikus hipnotis dáleiðslu- ipnotico 催眠の 최면 상태의 hipnozės hipnotisks; hipnozes- hipnotik hypnotisch hypnotisk, søvndyssende hipnotyczny خوب راوړنکی hipnótico hipnotic гипнотический hypnotický hipnotičen hipnotički hypnotisk ที่เกี่ยวกับการสะกดจิต hipnotik 催眠的 гіпнотичний تنویم پیدا کرنے والا bị thôi miên 催眠的
ˈhypnotize, ˈhypnotise verb
1. to put in a state of hypnosis. The hypnotist hypnotized three people from the audience. hipnotiseer يُنَوِّم مِغْناطيسيّا хипнотизирам hipnotizar hypnotizovat hypnotisieren hypnotisere υπνωτίζω hipnotizar hüpnotiseerima هيپنوتيزم كردن hypnotisoida hypnotiser לְהַפּנֵט सम्मोहित करना hipnotizirati hipnotizál menghipnotis dáleiða ipnotizzare 催眠をかける 최면술을 걸다 hipnotizuoti hipnotizēt menghipnosis hypnotiseren hypnotisere hipnotyzować هیپنوتیزم کول hipnotizar a hipnotiza гипнотизировать hypnotizovať hipnotizirati hipnotisati hypnotisera สะกดจิต hipnotize etmek, uyutmak 催眠 гіпнотизувати کسی پر عمل تنویم کرنا thôi miên 使进入催眠状态
2. to fascinate completely. Her beauty hypnotized him. hipnotiseer يَخْلُب اللب، يُسَيْطِر على التَّفْكير хипнотизирам fascinar hypnotizovat hypnotisieren hypnotisere υπνωτίζω, σαγηνεύω hipnotizar, fascinar, encantar lummama مسحور كردن lumota hypnotiser לְהַפּנֵט मोहित करना ocarati, hipnotizirati hipnotizál mempesona heilla ipnotizzare 〜を魅了する 매료시키다 hipnotizuoti hipnotizēt memukau hypnotiseren, fascineren, helemaal in beslag nemen hypnotisere, trollbinde hipnotyzować مسحورول fascinar a fascina пленять hypnotizovať prevzeti hipnotisati hypnotisera สะกด hayran bırakmak, büyülemek 使著迷 гіпнотизувати لبھانا làm mê mẩn 使着迷
ˈhypnotism noun
the art of producing hypnosis. hipnotisme تَنْويم مِغْناطيسي хипноза hipnotismo hypnotismus die Hypnose hypnose υπνωτισμός hipnotismo hüpnotiseerimine دانش هيپنوتيزم hypnotismi hypnotisme היפנוזה सम्मोहकता hipnotizam hipnotizmus hipnotisme dáleiðsla ipnotismo 催眠術 최면학 hipnotizavimas hipnotisms hipnotisme hypnotisme hypnosekunst hipnotyzm دهیپنوتیزم علم hipnotismo hipnotism гипнотизм hypnotizmus hipnotiziranje hipnotizam hypnotism, hypnos การสะกดจิต hipnotizma 催眠術 гіпнотизм تنویمیات thuật thôi miên 催眠术
ˈhypnotist noun
hipnotiseur مُنَوِّم مِغْناطيسي хипнотизатор hipnotizador hypnotizér der Hypnotiseur hypnotisør υπνωτιστής hipnotizador hüpnotiseerija هيپنوتيزم كننده hypnotisoija hypnotiseur מְהַפּנֵט सम्मोहक hipnotizer hipnotizőr ahli hipnotis dávaldur ipnotizzatore, ipnotizzatrice 催眠術師 최면술사 hipnotizuotojas hipnotizētājs hipnotis hypnotiseur hypnotisør hipnotyzer هیپنوتیزم کوونکی hipnotizador hipnotizator гипнотизёр hypnotizér hipnotizer hipnotizer hypnotisör นักสะกดจิต hipnotizmacı 催眠者 гіпнотизер ماہر تنویم nhà thôi miên 施行催眠术的人
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hypnotic

adj & n hipnótico
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The poor creatures on the islands awaiting their fate tried to cover their eyes with their hands to hide the fearful sight, but now I saw that they too were under the hypnotic spell of the reptiles, so that they could only crouch in terror with their eyes fixed upon the terrible thing that was transpiring before them.
I was about to congratulate myself upon the miracle which had saved me for the moment, when the memory of the hypnotic powers of the Mahars filled me with apprehension lest they be practicing their uncanny art upon me to the end that I merely imagined that I was alone in the temple.
It is a power that is partly racial and partly individual: a power impregnated with some mysterious quality, partly hypnotic, partly mesmeric, which seems to take away from eyes that meet them all power of resistance--nay, all power of wishing to resist.
He replied, "We have the best proof of that, your own evidence, when in the hypnotic trance this morning."
If it be that she can, by our hypnotic trance, tell what the Count see and hear, is it not more true that he who have hypnotize her first, and who have drink of her very blood and make her drink of his, should if he will, compel her mind to disclose to him that which she know?"
But something there was that suddenly dispelled the strange, hypnotic influence of the man.
Already the horrid hypnotic gaze of the king kaldane had seized upon the eyes of Gahan.
There was something hypnotic in those terrible eyes.
For a moment she tore her gaze from the hypnotic fascination of that awful face and breathed a last prayer to her God.
But he did not know, and so he only wondered, not alone at what he saw but at the strange sensations which played up and down his naked spine, sensations induced, doubtless, by the same hypnotic influence which held the black spectators in tense awe upon the verge of a hysteric upheaval.
"I fixed a hypnotic eye on his vest pocket, and he passed out one of his superior cigars, which I burned while he ran through the stuff.
In the good old summertime--in the good old summertime!" There seems to be something hypnotic about this, with its endlessly recurring dominant.

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