How do you pronounce hypnotic?

The recorded pronunciation is /hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/.

hypnotic

/hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: hyp-no-tic
IPA: /hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/

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Meaning

adj

Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.

adj

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

adj

Inducing sleep; soporific.

adj

Dormant.

Obsolete

noun

A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.

noun

A soporific substance.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: *swep-, hypnotique, hypnoticus, ὑπνωτικός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/
British English: /hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more hypnotic (comparative) most hypnotic (superlative) hypnotick (alternative, obsolete) hypnotics (plural)

Derived Forms

antihypnotic autohypnotic hypnodelic hypnotically narcohypnotic nonhypnotic parahypnotic posthypnotic prehypnotic unhypnotic

Phrases

hypnotic suggestion

Frequently Paired Words

hypnotize hypnotism hypnotist hypnosis

Synonyms

mesmeric captivating mesmerizing spellbinding soporific

Rhymes With

exotic patriotic erotic chaotic aquatic robotic antibiotic psychotic idiotic neurotic narcotic quadratic