2. Of or pertaining to hypnotism; in a state of hypnotism; liable to hypnotism; as, a hypnotic condition. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Hypnotic — ou Doctor Sleep est un film britannique réalisé par Nick Willing, sorti en 2002 inspiré du livre de Madison Smartt Bell. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution … Wikipédia en Français
Hypnotic — Hyp*not ic, n. 1. Any agent that produces, or tends to produce, sleep; an opiate; a soporific; a narcotic. [1913 Webster] 2. A person who exhibits the phenomena of, or is subject to, hypnotism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hypnotic — index narcotic (adjective), narcotic (noun) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hypnotic — 1620s, inducing sleep, originally used of drugs, from Fr. hypnotique (16c.) inclined to sleep, soporific, from L.L. hypnoticus, from Gk. hypnotikos inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy, from hypnoun put to sleep, from hypnos sleep (see… … Etymology dictionary
hypnotic — [adj] spellbinding, sleep inducing anesthetic, anodyne, calmative, lenitive, mesmeric, mesmerizing, narcotic, opiate, sleepy, somniferous, somnolent, soothing, soporific, soporose, trance inducing; concepts 529,537 Ant. exciting, exhilarating,… … New thesaurus
hypnotic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of, producing, or relating to hypnosis. 2) having a compelling or soporific effect. 3) (of a drug) sleep inducing. ► NOUN ▪ a sleep inducing drug. DERIVATIVES hypnotically adverb … English terms dictionary
hypnotic — [hip nät′ik] adj. [Fr or LL: Fr hypnotique < LL hypnoticus < Gr hypnōtikos, tending to sleep < hypnos: see HYPNO ] 1. causing sleep; soporific 2. of, characterized by, having the nature of, or inducing hypnosis 3. easily hypnotized n. 1 … English World dictionary
Hypnotic — For the state of mind see Hypnosis. Hypnotic drugs induce sleepcite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns hl dorlands split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/four/000051451.htm |title=Dorlands Medical Dictionary:hypnotic… … Wikipedia
hypnotic — I UK [hɪpˈnɒtɪk] / US [hɪpˈnɑtɪk] adjective 1) a) something that is hypnotic makes you feel like sleeping, especially because it is repeated in a regular way The rhythmic beating of the drums had a hypnotic effect on him. b) making you unable to… … English dictionary
hypnotic — hyp|not|ic1 [ hıp natık ] adjective 1. ) something that is hypnotic makes you feel like sleeping, especially because it is repeated in a regular way: The rhythmic beating of the drums had a hypnotic effect on him. a ) making you unable to pay… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
