hypnoidal
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hypnoidal — adjective see hypnoid … New Collegiate Dictionary
hypnoidal — /hip noyd l/, adj. Psychol. characterizing a state that resembles mild hypnosis but that is usually induced by other than hypnotic means. Also, hypnoid. [1895 1900; HYPN + OID + AL1] * * * … Universalium
hypnoidal — Resembling hypnosis; denoting the subwaking state, a mental condition intermediate between sleeping and waking. See hypnagogic. SYN: hypnoid. [hypno + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * hyp·noi·dal (hip noiґdəl) hypnoid … Medical dictionary
hypnoidal — adj. resembling hypnosis … English contemporary dictionary
hypnoidal — hyp·noi·dal … English syllables
hypnoidal — hyp•noi•dal [[t]hɪpˈnɔɪd l[/t]] also hyp′noid adj. psl characterizing a state that resembles mild hypnosis but that is usu. induced by other than hypnotic means • Etymology: 1895–1900; hypn(osis)+ oid+ al … From formal English to slang
hypnoidal — /hɪpˈnɔɪdl/ (say hip noydl) adjective undergoing a mild state of hypnosis; in a quasi hypnotic state. Also, hypnoid. {hypnoid + al1} …
hypnoidal — adjective see hypnoid II * * * /hip noyd l/, adj. Psychol. characterizing a state that resembles mild hypnosis but that is usually induced by other than hypnotic means. Also, hypnoid. [1895 1900; HYPN + OID + AL1] * * * hypˈnoid or hypˈnoidal… … Useful english dictionary
Hypnagogic — Concerning the drowsiness one commonly feels before sleep, the transitional state preceding sleep, and also the hallucinations that may occur at that time. The original French word hypnagogique was derived from Greek roots hypno , sleep + agogos … Medical dictionary
hypnoid — SYN: hypnoidal. * * * hyp·noid hip .nȯid or hyp·noi·dal hip nȯid əl adj of or relating to sleep or hypnosis <a hypnoid state> <hypnoidal psychotherapy (Margaret Steger)> * * * hyp·noid (hipґnoid) pertaining to or resembling hypnosis … Medical dictionary
