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- [hip-nuh-goj-ik, -goh-jik]
- /ˌhɪp nəˈgɒdʒ ɪk, -ˈgoʊ dʒɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hip-nuh-goj-ik, -goh-jik]
- /ˌhɪp nəˈgɒdʒ ɪk, -ˈgoʊ dʒɪk/
Definitions of hypnagogic word
- adjective hypnagogic of or relating to drowsiness. 1
- adjective hypnagogic inducing drowsiness. 1
- noun hypnagogic Of or relating to the state immediately before falling asleep. 1
- adjective hypnagogic of or relating to the state just before one is fully asleep 0
- adjective hypnagogic causing sleep; soporific 0
- adjective hypnagogic designating or of the state intermediate between wakefulness and sleep 0
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Origin of hypnagogic
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < French hypnagogique; see hypn(o)-, -agogue, -ic
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Parts of speech for Hypnagogic
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hypnagogic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hypnagogic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hypnagogic
adj hypnagogic
- surreal — of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- narcotic — any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- somnolent — sleepy; drowsy.
- soporific — causing or tending to cause sleep.
Antonyms for hypnagogic
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