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extrasensory

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɛkstɹəˈsɛnsəɹi/
  • rhymes with -ɛnsəɹi
  • CMU ARPABET: EH2 K S T R AH0 S EH1 N S ER0 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to extrasensory perception.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

seemingly outside normal sensory channels

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paranormal

Antonyms: sensory

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h1eǵhsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English sensory English extrasensory From extra- + sensory.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: mimosmyslový — of or relating to extrasensory perception
  • French: extrasensoriel — of or relating to extrasensory perception
  • German: übersinnlich — of or relating to extrasensory perception
  • German: außersinnlich — of or relating to extrasensory perception
  • Greek: εξωαισθητηριακός (exoaisthitiriakós) — of or relating to extrasensory perception
  • Italian: extrasensoriale — of or relating to extrasensory perception
  • Portuguese: extrassensorial — of or relating to extrasensory perception
  • Romanian: extrasenzorial — of or relating to extrasensory perception
  • Russian: экстрасе́нсорный (ekstrasɛ́nsornyj) — of or relating to extrasensory perception
  • Spanish: extrasensorial — of or relating to extrasensory perception
  • Spanish: extrasensorio — of or relating to extrasensory perception
  • Swedish: utomsinnlig — of or relating to extrasensory perception