Adjective: hypnotic hip'nó-tik
- Of or relating to hypnosis
"The therapist used hypnotic techniques to help patients overcome their phobias"
- Attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
"read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice";
- mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding, mesmerising [Brit]
- A drug that induces sleep
"The doctor prescribed a mild hypnotic to help with his insomnia";
- soporific
Derived forms: hypnotics
See also: attractive
Type of: drug, hypnagogue
Encyclopedia: Hypnotic