I. hyp ‧ not ‧ ic 1 /hɪpˈnɒtɪk $ -ˈnɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: hypnotique , from Greek , from hypnos 'sleep' ]
1 . making you feel tired or unable to pay attention to anything else, especially because of a regularly repeated sound or movement:
His voice had a smooth hypnotic effect.
the hypnotic beat of the drum
2 . [only before noun] relating to ↑ hypnosis :
a hypnotic trance
—hypnotically /-kli/ adverb
II. hypnotic 2 BrE AmE noun [countable] technical
a drug that helps you to sleep SYN sleeping pill