adj.
Pronunciation: hip- ' nä-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: French or Late Latin; French hypnotique, from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Greek hypn ō tikos, from hypnoun to put to sleep, from hypnos
Date: 1625
1 : tending to produce sleep : SOPORIFIC
2 a : of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism b : readily holding the attention <a hypnotic personality> <a simple hypnotic beat>
– hyp · not · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb