hypnoid

hyp·noid

(hĭp′noid′) also hyp·noi·dal (hĭp-noid′l)

adj.

Of or resembling hypnosis or sleep.

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hypnoid

(ˈhɪpˌnɔɪd) or

hypnoidal

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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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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