hypnoidal

or hyp·noid

[ hip-noid-l or hip-noid ]
/ hɪpˈnɔɪd l or ˈhɪp nɔɪd /

adjective Psychology.

characterizing a state that resembles mild hypnosis but that is usually induced by other than hypnotic means.

Origin of hypnoidal

First recorded in 1895–1900; hypn- + -oid + -al1

Words nearby hypnoidal

hypnodrama, hypnogenesis, hypnogenic spot, hypnograph, hypnoid, hypnoidal, hypnolepsy, hypnology, hypnone, hypnopaedia, hypnopedia

Example sentences from the Web for hypnoid

  • Many persons cannot under any circumstances be brought beyond such a hypnoid degree.

    Psychotherapy |Hugo Mnsterberg

  • Thus there is no sharp demarcation between suggestions in a waking state and suggestions in a hypnoid state.

    Psychotherapy |Hugo Mnsterberg

British Dictionary definitions for hypnoid (1 of 2)

hypnoid 1

hypnoidal (hɪpˈnɔɪdəl)

/ (ˈhɪpˌnɔɪd) /

adjective

psychol of or relating to a state resembling sleep or hypnosis

British Dictionary definitions for hypnoid (2 of 2)

hypnoid 2
/ (ˈhɪpˌnɔɪd) /

adjective

resembling a moss, specifically a moss of the genus Hypnum

Word Origin for hypnoid

from New Latin hypnum, from Greek hupnon a type of lichen, + -oid

Medical definitions for hypnoid

hypnoid
[ hĭp′noid′ ]

adj.

Of or resembling hypnosis or sleep.