a. [ Gr. "y`dwr water: cf. Gr. &unr_; moisture, F. hydrotique.] Causing a discharge of water or phlegm. -- n. (Med.) A hydrotic medicine. [1913 Webster]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, fr. &unr_; to lull to sleep, fr. &unr_; 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 ]
(adj) attracting and holding interest as if by a spell, Syn. spellbinding, mesmeric, mesmerizing, Example: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