Hypnagogic
[hip-nə-GAH-jik]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: French, late 19th century
1.
Relating to the state immediately before falling asleep.
Examples of Hypnagogic in a sentence
"He listened to instrumental music to relax into a hypnagogic state. "
"My grandmother always told me warm milk was hypnagogic, but I've never felt sleepy after drinking it."
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