paranormal

[par-uh-nawr-muhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation, as psychokinesis, extrasensory perception, or other purportedly supernatural phenomena.

paranormal

/ ˌpærəˈnɔːməl /

adjective

1. beyond normal explanation

noun

1. paranormal happenings generally

Other Word Forms

• paranormally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of paranormal¹

First recorded in 1915–20; para- ¹ + normal

Example Sentences

Is something paranormal afoot or is the rupture in Montessori’s mind?

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They swapped rooms but the stay was - sadly - uneventful in paranormal terms.

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“People would call in and give their accounts of all the paranormal sightings they would see,” she recalls.

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Neither story is new, nor do they differ greatly from other tales of paranormal outrage.

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The 2016 “Ghostbusters” reboot brings this same energy into the supernatural realm, with four women combating ghosts through the sciences and their combined savvy in matters of the paranormal.

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