adjective Also psy·chi·cal. of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical ). Psychology pertaining to or noting mental phenomena.
outside of natural or scientific knowledge; spiritual.
of or relating to some apparently nonphysical force or agency: psychic research; psychic phenomena.
sensitive to influences or forces of a nonphysical or supernatural nature.
noun a person who is allegedly sensitive to psychic influences or forces; medium.
Origin of psychic First recorded in
1855–60, psychic is from the
Greek word
psȳchikós of the soul. See
Psyche ,
-ic Related forms psy·chi·cal·ly , adverb in·ter·psy·chic , adjective non·psy·chic , adjective, noun non·psy·chi·cal , adjective non·psy·chi·cal·ly , adverb un·psy·chic , adjective un·psy·chi·cal·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for psychic psychological ,
metaphysical ,
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impressible ,
impressionable ,
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unworldly Examples from the Web for psychic Contemporary Examples of psychic Brown gave no sign of concern, as if he had suddenly suffered some psychic disconnect from consequences.
But, his psychic performance in the British Empire was about as underwhelming as England's in the World Cup.
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.
The Oberhausen aquarium erected a memorial of the psychic octopus with a golden urn containing his ashes.
Everything about the game, from its actual strategy to its psychic rhythms, revolved around him.
Historical Examples of psychic Let me say at once that I am not taking up the question of the psychic , or entering into it at all.
Does it not throw some doubts upon your own psychic fitness for mating at all?
Both gipsy and psychic expert had failed in their prophecies.
In other words, there must be a psychic interest preceding the sex act.
The greater the fear of failure, the more the psychic impotence increases.
British Dictionary definitions for psychic adjective outside the possibilities defined by natural laws, as mental telepathy (of a person) sensitive to forces not recognized by natural laws mental as opposed to physical; psychogenic
bridge (of a bid) based on less strength than would normally be required to make the bid
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noun a person who is sensitive to parapsychological forces or influences
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Derived Forms psychical , adjective psychically , adverb Word Origin for psychic C19: from Greek psukhikos of the soul or life
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Word Origin and History for psychic adj. 1872, "of or pertaining to the human soul" (earlier psychical , 1640s), from Greek psykhikos "of the soul, spirit, or mind" (opposed to somatikos ), also (New Testament) "concerned with the life only, animal, natural," from psykhe "soul, mind, life" (see psyche ). Meaning "characterized by psychic gifts" first recorded 1871.
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n. "a medium;" 1870; see psychic (adj.).
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adj. Of, relating to, affecting, or influenced by the human mind or psyche; mental.
Capable of extraordinary mental processes, such as extrasensory perception and mental telepathy.
Of or relating to such mental processes.
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n. A person apparently responsive to psychic forces.
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