hypnoid
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hyp·noid
(hĭp′noid′) also hyp·noi·dal (hĭp-noid′l)adj.
Of or resembling hypnosis or sleep.
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hypnoid
(ˈhɪpˌnɔɪd) orhypnoidal
adj
(Psychology) of or relating to a state resembling sleep or hypnosis
hypnoid
(ˈhɪpˌnɔɪd)adj
(Botany) resembling a moss, specifically a moss of the genus Hypnum
[from New Latin hypnum, from Greek hupnon a type of lichen, + -oid]
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Adj. | 1. | hypnoid - of or relating to a state of sleep or hypnosis asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" |
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