1. (

• soporific ,
• hypnotic

) a drug that induces sleep ;

1. (

• hypnotic

) of or relating to hypnosis ;

2. (

• hypnotic ,
• mesmeric ,
• mesmerizing ,
• spellbinding

) attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "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" ;