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hypnotic
English
Alternative forms
- hypnotick (obsolete)
Etymology
From French hypnotique (“inclined to sleep, soporific”), from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (hupn?tikós, “inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy”), from ???? (hupnô, “I put to sleep”), from ????? (húpnos, “sleep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h?p?n?t?k/
- Rhymes: -?t?k
Adjective
hypnotic (comparative more hypnotic, superlative most hypnotic)
- Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- (pharmacology) Inducing sleep; soporific.
Synonyms
- captivating
- mesmeric
Derived terms
- hypnotically
Related terms
- hypnotize
- hypnotism
- hypnotist
- hypnosis
Translations
Noun
hypnotic (plural hypnotics)
- A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
- (pharmacology) A soporific substance.
Translations
Further reading
- hypnotic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- hypnotic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Pythonic, Typhonic, phytonic, pythonic, typhonic
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somnolent
English
Etymology
First attested in 1615. Borrowed from French somnolent, from Old French sompnolent, subsequently from Latin somnolentus, from somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *supnós (“dream”), which both are derived from *swep-.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?mn?l?nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s??mn?l?nt/
Adjective
somnolent (comparative more somnolent, superlative most somnolent)
- Drowsy or sleepy.
- (dated) Causing literal or figurative sleepiness.
- Synonyms: soporific; see also Thesaurus:soporific
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin somnolentus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /som.no?lent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /sum.nu?len/
Adjective
somnolent (feminine somnolenta, masculine plural somnolents, feminine plural somnolentes)
- sleepy, drowsy
Related terms
- somni
- somnolència
- son
Further reading
- “somnolent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Old French sompnolent, borrowed from Latin somnolentus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?m.n?.l??/
Adjective
somnolent (feminine singular somnolente, masculine plural somnolents, feminine plural somnolentes)
- drowsy (inclined to drowse)
Verb
somnolent
- third-person plural present indicative of somnoler
- third-person plural present subjunctive of somnoler
Further reading
- “somnolent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French somnolent, from Latin somnolentus.
Adjective
somnolent m or n (feminine singular somnolent?, masculine plural somnolen?i, feminine and neuter plural somnolente)
- sleepy
Declension
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