I. hip-ˈnä-tik adjective
Etymology: French or Late Latin; French hypnotique, from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Greek hypnōtikos, 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-)lē adverb
II. noun
Date: 1681
1. : a sleep-inducing agent : soporific
2. : one that is or can be hypnotized