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- [sahy-kik]
- /ˈsaɪ kɪk/
- /ˈsaɪ.kɪk/
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- [sahy-kik]
- /ˈsaɪ kɪk/
Definitions of psychic word
- adjective psychic of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical). 1
- adjective psychic Psychology. pertaining to or noting mental phenomena. 1
- adjective psychic outside of natural or scientific knowledge; spiritual. 1
- adjective psychic of or relating to some apparently nonphysical force or agency: psychic research; psychic phenomena. 1
- adjective psychic sensitive to influences or forces of a nonphysical or supernatural nature. 1
- noun psychic a person who is allegedly sensitive to psychic influences or forces; medium. 1
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Origin of psychic
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60, psychic is from the Greek word psȳchikós of the soul. See Psyche, -ic
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Parts of speech for Psychic
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psychic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
psychic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for psychic
adj psychic
- apparitional — of or relating to an apparition or apparitions; ghostly, spectral
- asomatous — having no material body; incorporeal.
- discarnate — without a physical body; incorporeal.
- fairier — (in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- hypersensitive — excessively sensitive: to be hypersensitive to criticism.
noun psychic
- fortune-teller — a person who claims the ability to predict the future.
- haruspex — (in ancient Rome) one of a class of minor priests who practiced divination, especially from the entrails of animals killed in sacrifice.
- medium — a middle state or condition; mean.
- mentalist — a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.
- mind reader — a person professing the ability of mind reading, especially as a professional entertainer.
adjective psychic
- acroamatic — relating to oral communication
- clairvoyant — Someone who is believed to be clairvoyant is believed to know about future events or to be able to communicate with dead people.
- disbodied — (archaic) disembodied.
- emotionable — (rare, of a person or group or of their behavior or faculties) Particularly expressive of or affected by emotion.
- extrasensory — Of or relating to extrasensory perception.
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