Associations to the word «Hypnotic»

Wiktionary

HYPNOTIC, adjective. Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
HYPNOTIC, adjective. Inducing sleep; soporific.
HYPNOTIC, noun. A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
HYPNOTIC, noun. A soporific substance.

Dictionary definition

HYPNOTIC, noun. A drug that induces sleep.
HYPNOTIC, adjective. Of or relating to hypnosis.
HYPNOTIC, adjective. 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats