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.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈsʌɪkɪk(ə)l/
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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