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

Derived Forms

• ˈpsychically, adverb
• ˈpsychical, adjective

Other Words From

• psy·chi·cal·ly adverb
• in·ter·psy·chic adjective
• non·psy·chic adjective noun
• non·psy·chi·cal adjective
• un·psy·chic 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

I found an additional viewing helpful in unraveling relationships referenced in the monologue accorded to Ella, who discursively parcels out details of her and her sister’s psychic disintegration.

From Washington Post

This might include a silent walking meditation along the beach, a consultation with a “love” expert and matchmaker, or the chance to connect with a psychic medium or life coach.

From Washington Post

The experience calls attention to how much of our life is driven by habit, and offers an opportunity for psychic escape.

From Popular-Science

Other clients bring along psychics when they’re looking at the dolls over Zoom.

From Washington Post

Celebrate together with a group of five to ten and your very own psychic.

From Ozy

Brown gave no sign of concern, as if he had suddenly suffered some psychic disconnect from consequences.

From The Daily Beast

Any connection to ISIS is apparently psychic, fantasy made real with the blood of an innocent.

From The Daily Beast

But, his psychic performance in the British Empire was about as underwhelming as England's in the World Cup.

From The Daily Beast

One August day she left her psychic's office in tears, we heard, because the woman had warned her to stay away from Dodi Fayed.

From The Daily Beast

The Oberhausen aquarium erected a memorial of the psychic octopus with a golden urn containing his ashes.

From The Daily Beast

I became keenly aware of the dreadful psychic calamity it involved.

From Project Gutenberg

"I don't understand you," said Fetherston, much interested in this latest psychic problem.

From Project Gutenberg

Cannot two brains that vibrate in unison at a distance of many kilometres be moved by the same psychic force?

From Project Gutenberg

But there are others who live in study, in contemplation, in the culture of the psychic or spiritual world.

From Project Gutenberg

With her there would be a strange flash of recognition; it was a sort of intuition, perhaps a psychic thing—who could tell?

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• mental
• metaphysical
• psychological
• spiritual
• supernatural