Hypnotic
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
hypnotic
adj 1: of or relating to hypnosis
2: attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the
bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric
charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a
spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome" [syn:
{hypnotic}, {mesmeric}, {mesmerizing}, {spellbinding}]
n 1: a drug that induces sleep [syn: {soporific}, {hypnotic}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hypnotic \Hyp*not"ic\, a. [Gr. ? inclined to sleep, putting to
sleep, fr. ? to lull to sleep, fr. ? sleep; akin to L.
somnus, and E. somnolent: cf. F. hypnotique.]
1. Having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce
sleep; soporific.
[1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to hypnotism; in a state of hypnotism;
liable to hypnotism; as, a hypnotic condition.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
169 Moby Thesaurus words for "hypnotic":
Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill,
M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal, Seconal pill,
Tuinal, Tuinal pill, absorbing, alcohol, alluring,
amobarbital sodium, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, appealing,
appetizing, arresting, attractive, barb, barbiturate,
barbiturate pill, beguiling, bewitching, black stuff, blandishing,
blue, blue angel, blue devil, blue heaven, blue velvet, cajoling,
calmant, calmative, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming,
chloral hydrate, coaxing, codeine, codeine cough syrup,
come-hither, consuming, coquettish, depressant, depressor, dolly,
downer, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enravishing, enthralling,
enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, fascinating, fetching,
flirtatious, glamorous, goofball, gripping, hard stuff, heroin,
holding, hop, horse, hypnoid, interesting, intriguing, inviting,
irresistible, junk, knockout drops, laudanum, liquor, lotus,
lullaby, magnetic, mandrake, meperidine, mesmeric, mesmerizing,
methadone, morphia, morphine, mouth-watering, narcohypnotic,
narcotic, nightcap, obsessing, obsessive, odylic, opiate, opium,
pacifier, pain killer, paregoric, pen yan, phenobarbital,
phenobarbital sodium, piquant, poppy, prepossessing, provocative,
provoquant, purple heart, quietener, quietening, rainbow,
ravishing, red, scag, secobarbital sodium, sedative, seducing,
seductive, shit, siren, sirenic, sleep-bringer, sleep-causing,
sleep-compelling, sleep-inducer, sleep-inducing, sleep-inviting,
sleep-producer, sleep-provoking, sleeper, sleeping draught,
sleeping pill, sleepy, smack, sodium thiopental, somnifacient,
somniferous, somnolent, soother, soothing, soothing syrup,
soporific, spellbinding, spellful, taking, tantalizing, tar,
teasing, tempting, tickling, titillating, titillative,
tranquilizer, tranquilizing, turps, white stuff, winning, winsome,
witching, yellow, yellow jacket
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