psychic

[sahy-kik] /ˈsaɪ kɪk/

adjective, Also, psychical

of or pertaining 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 pertaining 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

1855-60; < Greek psȳchikós of the soul. See Psyche, -ic

Related forms

psychically, adverb

interpsychic, adjective

nonpsychic, adjective, noun

nonpsychical, adjective

nonpsychically, adverb

unpsychic, adjective

unpsychically, adverb

Examples from the web for psychic

The nine-year-olds get along well and also have a psychic shopping bond.
While the financial burdens have been horrific for this author, the psychic burden appears to have also weighed heavily.
Ask the right types of questions, and no one will be able to respond unless they really are psychic.
He probably should have foreseen that the psychic path was not particularly fruitful.
Specifically the reintegration of our psychic awareness.
They've given up, since any real change would cause them psychic pain as their perks were extracted.
But that statistic doesn't begin to convey its psychic significance.
And sometimes it has gone off the deep end, funding such things as psychic spies and weapons that defy the laws of physics.
It's a significant psychic risk to put your perspective out there.
Less convincingly, he goes on to make claims for the importance of poetry to our psychic health.

British Dictionary definitions for psychic

psychic

/ˈsaɪkɪk/

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

noun

a person who is sensitive to parapsychological forces or influences

Derived Forms

psychical, adjective
psychically, adverb

Word Origin

C19: from Greek psukhikos of the soul or life

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.

"a medium;" 1870; see psychic (adj.).

psychic in Medicine

psychic psy·chic (sī'kĭk)
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.

n.
A person apparently responsive to psychic forces.