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Hypnotic vs Dormant - What's the difference?

hypnotic | dormant |

As adjectives the difference between hypnotic and dormant

is that hypnotic is of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism while dormant is inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.

As a noun hypnotic

is a person who is, or can be, hypnotized.

hypnotic

English

(wikipedia hypnotic)

Alternative forms

* hypnotick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
  • Inducing sleep; soporific.

    • Derived terms

    * hypnotically

    Related terms

    * hypnotize * hypnotism * hypnotist * hypnosis

    Synonyms

    * captivating * mesmeric

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
  • A soporific substance.

    • External links

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    Anagrams

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    dormant

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dormaunt (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
    • Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again.
    The bank account was dormant ; there had been no transactions in months.
    This volcano is dormant but not extinct.
  • * Burke
    • It is by lying dormant a long time, or being very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people.
  • (heraldry) In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.
    • a lion dormant

    Related terms

    * dorm * dormancy * dormition * dormitive * dormitory

    Antonyms

    * active * active, extinct

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