Hypnotic

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. Of or pertaining to hypnotism; in a state of hypnotism;
        liable to hypnotism; as, a hypnotic condition.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hypnotic \Hyp*not"ic\, n.
     1. Any agent that produces, or tends to produce, sleep; an
        opiate; a soporific; a narcotic.
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     2. A person who exhibits the phenomena of, or is subject to,
        hypnotism.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  169 Moby Thesaurus words for "hypnotic":
     Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill,
     M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal, Seconal pill,
     Tuinal, Tuinal pill, absorbing, alcohol, alluring,
     amobarbital sodium, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, appealing,
     appetizing, arresting, attractive, barb, barbiturate,
     barbiturate pill, beguiling, bewitching, black stuff, blandishing,
     blue, blue angel, blue devil, blue heaven, blue velvet, cajoling,
     calmant, calmative, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming,
     chloral hydrate, coaxing, codeine, codeine cough syrup,
     come-hither, consuming, coquettish, depressant, depressor, dolly,
     downer, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enravishing, enthralling,
     enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, fascinating, fetching,
     flirtatious, glamorous, goofball, gripping, hard stuff, heroin,
     holding, hop, horse, hypnoid, interesting, intriguing, inviting,
     irresistible, junk, knockout drops, laudanum, liquor, lotus,
     lullaby, magnetic, mandrake, meperidine, mesmeric, mesmerizing,
     methadone, morphia, morphine, mouth-watering, narcohypnotic,
     narcotic, nightcap, obsessing, obsessive, odylic, opiate, opium,
     pacifier, pain killer, paregoric, pen yan, phenobarbital,
     phenobarbital sodium, piquant, poppy, prepossessing, provocative,
     provoquant, purple heart, quietener, quietening, rainbow,
     ravishing, red, scag, secobarbital sodium, sedative, seducing,
     seductive, shit, siren, sirenic, sleep-bringer, sleep-causing,
     sleep-compelling, sleep-inducer, sleep-inducing, sleep-inviting,
     sleep-producer, sleep-provoking, sleeper, sleeping draught,
     sleeping pill, sleepy, smack, sodium thiopental, somnifacient,
     somniferous, somnolent, soother, soothing, soothing syrup,
     soporific, spellbinding, spellful, taking, tantalizing, tar,
     teasing, tempting, tickling, titillating, titillative,
     tranquilizer, tranquilizing, turps, white stuff, winning, winsome,
     witching, yellow, yellow jacket