Standard Lemma guide

psychical

adj · 5 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈsʌɪkɪk(ə)l/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S AY1 K IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Performed by or pertaining to the psyche (the mind, spirit, or both): mental, psychic.

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

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to the animal nature of man, as opposed to the spirit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Outside the realm of the physical; supernatural, psychic.

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

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

outside the sphere of physical science

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • psychic phenomena

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: psychic

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

affecting or influenced by the human mind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • psychic energy
  • psychic trauma

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: psychic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψυχικός (psukhikós) + -al. By surface analysis, psyche + -ical.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: henkinen — pertaining to the mind; mental
  • Finnish: psyykkinen — pertaining to the mind; mental
  • Polish: psychiczny — pertaining to the mind; mental
  • Polish: psychiczny — pertaining to the animal nature of man
  • Polish: psychiczny — outside the realm of the physical