hypnoidal
1hypnoidal — adjective see hypnoid …
2hypnoidal — /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] * * * …
3hypnoidal — adjective hypnoid …
4hypnoidal — 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 …
5hypnoidal — adj. resembling hypnosis …
6hypnoidal — hyp·noi·dal …
7hypnoidal — 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 …
8hypnoidal — /hɪpˈnɔɪdl/ (say hip noydl) adjective undergoing a mild state of hypnosis; in a quasi hypnotic state. Also, hypnoid. {hypnoid + al1} …
9hypnoidal — 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… …
10Hypnagogic — 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 …