n. [ Gr. &unr_; sleepless; &unr_; to chase, search for + &unr_; sleep: cf. F. agrypnotique. ] Anything which prevents sleep, or produces wakefulness, as strong tea or coffee. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Affected with albinism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. annotinus a year old. ] (Zool.) A bird one year old, or that has once molted. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. annotinus, fr. annus year. ] (Bot.) A year old; in Yearly growths. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Antihypnotic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Tending to prevent sleep. -- n. An antihypnotic agent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pert. to autohypnotism; self-hypnotizing. -- n. An autohypnotic person. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Auto- + hypnotism. ] Hypnotism of one's self by concentration of the attention on some object or idea. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Med.) Relating to cyanosis; affected with cyanosis; as, a cyanotic patient; having the hue caused by cyanosis; as, a cyanotic skin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Serving to denote. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. dignoscere to distinguish; di- = dis- + gnoscere, noscere, to learn to know. ] Distinguishing mark; diagnostic. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Notice or information of an event before it happens; forewarning. [ R. ] Rymer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + nw^tos the back. ] (Zool.) The order of fishes which includes the Gymnotus or electrical eel. The dorsal fin is wanting. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. "enwtiko`s, fr. "enou^n to unite, fr. e"i^s one.] Harmonizing; irenic. Gladstone. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. hornotinus of this year. ] (Zool.) A yearling; a bird of the year. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. huguenotisme. ] The religion of the Huguenots in France. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, fr. &unr_; to lull to sleep, fr. &unr_; sleep; akin to L. somnus, and E. somnolent: cf. F. hypnotique. ] 1. Having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to hypnotism; in a state of hypnotism; liable to hypnotism; as, a hypnotic condition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Any agent that produces, or tends to produce, sleep; an opiate; a soporific; a narcotic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person who exhibits the phenomena of, or is subject to, hypnotism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; sleep: cf. F. hypnotisme. ] 1. A form of sleep or trance, in some respects resembling somnambulism, but brought on by artificial means, in which there is an unusual suspension of some powers, and an unusual activity of others, especially a heightened susceptibility to suggestion. It is induced by an action upon the nerves, through the medium of the senses, by causing the subject to gaze steadily at a very bright object held before the eyes, or on an oscillating object, or by pressure upon certain points of the surface of the body, usually accompanied by the speaking of the hypnotist in quiet soothing tones. Called also hypnosis. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. The science which deals with the induction and properties of the hypnotic state. [ PJC ]

n. A person who hypnotizes another, especially one who is professionally trained in the technique. [ PJC ]

n. The act or process of producing hypnotism. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hypnotized p. pr. & vb. n. Hypnotizing ] To induce hypnotism in; to place in a state of hypnotism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who hypnotizes; a hypnotist. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Pertaining to, or connected with, karyostenosis; as, the karyostenotic mode of nuclear division. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A natural family of stout-bodied lizards.
Syn. -- family Lanthanotidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of S Africa.
Syn. -- genus Leonotis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Melanistic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. notitia a being known, knowledge, fr. noscere, notum, to know. See Know. ] 1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note. [ 1913 Webster ]

How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons! I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning. [ 1913 Webster ]

I . . . have given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A writing communicating information or warning. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Attention; respectful treatment; civility. [ 1913 Webster ]

To take notice of, to perceive especially; to observe or treat with particular attention. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Attention; regard; remark; note; heed; consideration; respect; civility; intelligence; advice; news. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Noticed p. pr. & vb. n. Noticing ] 1. To observe; to see; to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book. [ 1913 Webster ]

This plant deserves to be noticed in this place. Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Another circumstance was noticed in connection with the suggestion last discussed. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind; regard; heed; mention. See Remark. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicuous. [ 1913 Webster ]

A noticeable man, with large gray eyes. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a noticeable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who notices. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; back + &unr_; comely. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of sharks of the family Notidanidae, or Hexanchidae. Called also cow sharks. See Shark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. notification. See Notify. ] 1. The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Notice given in words or writing, or by signs. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The writing which communicates information; an advertisement, or citation, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Notified p. pr. & vb. n. Notifying ] [ F. notifier, L. notificare; notus known (p. p. of noscere to known) + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Know, and -fy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a fact to a person. [ 1913 Webster ]

No law can bind till it be notified or promulged. Sowth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as, the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the city hall; the bell notifies us of the time of meeting. [ 1913 Webster ]

The President of the United States has notified the House of Representatives that he has approved and signed the act. Journal of the Senate, U. S. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This application of notify has been condemned; but it is in constant good use in the United States, and in perfect accordance with the use of certify. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of informing by words.
Syn. -- telling, apprisal, notification. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ L. notio, fr. noscere to know: cf. F. notion. See Know. ] 1. Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or notae. [ 1913 Webster ]

What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the notion of principles. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Few agree in their notions about these words. Cheyne. [ 1913 Webster ]

That notion of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought, wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the “idea” of hunger, cold, etc. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Notion, again, signifies either the act of apprehending, signalizing, that is, the remarking or taking note of, the various notes, marks, or characters of an object which its qualities afford, or the result of that act. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sentiment; an opinion. [ 1913 Webster ]

The extravagant notion they entertain of themselves. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

A perverse will easily collects together a system of notions to justify itself in its obliquity. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Sense; mind. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion to do it. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Miscellaneous small objects; sundries; -- usually referring to articles displayed together for sale. [ PJC ]

a. 1. Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing abstract conceptions. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Existing in idea only; visionary; whimsical. [ 1913 Webster ]

Discourses of speculative and notional things. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Given to foolish or visionary expectations; whimsical; fanciful; as, a notional man. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A notional or groundless opinion. [ R. ] Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality. [ 1913 Webster ]

Two faculties . . . notionally or really distinct. Norris. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Notional. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One whose opinions are ungrounded notions. [ R. ] Bp. Hopkins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An annotator. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. praenotio: cf. F. prénotion. See Prenostic. ] A notice or notion which precedes something else in time; previous notion or thought; foreknowledge. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Spheno- + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, the ear. ] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the sphenotic bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sphenotic bone (Anat.), a bone on the anterior side of the auditory capsule of many fishes, and connected with, or adjoining, the sphenoid bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) The sphenotic bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. stegnwtiko`s, fr. stegnoy^n to cover, to make costive, fr. stegno`s, stegano`s, covered, closed. ] (Med.) Tending to render costive, or to diminish excretions or discharges generally. -- n. A stegnotic medicine; an astringent. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; fit for a crown, fr. &unr_; crown. ] 1. (Bot.) A genus of climbing asclepiadaceous shrubs, of Madagascar, Malaya, etc. They have fleshy or coriaceous opposite leaves, and large white waxy flowers in cymes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A perfume said to be prepared from the flowers of Stephanotis floribunda. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + notify. ] To retract or withdraw a notice of. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. xeno`timos honoring guests or strangers; xe`nos guest, stranger + timh` honor: cf. G. xenotim. ] (Min.) A native phosphate of yttrium occurring in yellowish-brown tetragonal crystals. [ 1913 Webster ]