psychic

[sahy-kik]

adjective

1. of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental.

2. Psychology.,  pertaining to or noting mental phenomena.

3. outside of natural or scientific knowledge; spiritual.

4. of or relating to some apparently nonphysical force or agency.

   psychic research;

   psychic phenomena.

5. sensitive to influences or forces of a nonphysical or supernatural nature.

noun

1. a person who is allegedly sensitive to psychic influences or forces; medium.

psychic

/ ˈsaɪkɪk /

adjective

1. 1. outside the possibilities defined by natural laws, as mental telepathy

   2. (of a person) sensitive to forces not recognized by natural laws

2. mental as opposed to physical; psychogenic

3. bridge (of a bid) based on less strength than would normally be required to make the bid

noun

1. a person who is sensitive to parapsychological forces or influences

Other Word Forms

• psychical adjective
• psychically adverb
• interpsychic adjective
• nonpsychic adjective
• nonpsychical adjective
• unpsychic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychic¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from Greek psȳchikós “of the soul”; Psyche, -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychic¹

C19: from Greek psukhikos of the soul or life

Example Sentences

Birds, too, which show up in random shots and, like the lakes and rivers, function as a sort of psychic relief for the viewer and metaphors for the story.

From Los Angeles Times

The first two films, directed by James Wan, ingeniously engaged with many variations on the idea of vision: physical, psychic and through a camera’s lens.

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Morticia is worried about Wednesday’s increasing use of her psychic powers because similar abilities drove another family member mad.

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There is a psychic threat to one’s emotional safety in a relationship when a partner still maintains connections, in some way, to past lovers.

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Beyond their innovative psychic acts, the Clairvoyants have always challenged stereotypes about magic shows.

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Related Words

• mental 
• metaphysical 
• psychological 
• spiritual 
• supernatural