extrasensory

[ek-struh-sen-suh-ree]

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adjective

outside one's normal sense perception.

Also parasensory.

Origin of extrasensory

First recorded in 1930–35; extra- + sensory

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Related Words for extrasensory

visionary, metaphysical, mystic, otherworldly, paranormal, preternatural, superphysical, transcendental, unearthly, extrasensory, discerning, far-sighted, fey, judicious, oracular, penetrating, perceptive, prescient, prophetic, sibylline

Examples from the Web for extrasensory

Historical Examples of extrasensory

I do have extrasensory powers, but they'll need some development.
Rebels of the Red Planet
Charles Louis Fontenay
The meeting of our minds takes place on the plane of the "extrasensory."
The Brain
Alexander Blade
Extrasensory perception can't replace sight, any more than sight can replace hearing.
Psichopath
Gordon Randall Garrett
You'll have to coin a new term, because the only one I know is extrasensory perception, and that's obviously ridiculous.
Accidental Flight
Floyd L. Wallace
It happens that extrasensory perception means as much to me as history does to you.
The Edge of the Knife
Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for extrasensory

extrasensory

adjective

of or relating to extrasensory perception

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Word Origin and History for extrasensory

adj.

also extra-sensory, 1934, coined as part of extra-sensory perception in J.B. Rhine's work, from extra- + sensory.

extrasensory in Medicine

extrasensory

[ĕk′strə-sĕn′sə-rē]

adj.

Being outside the normal range or bounds of the senses.