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telekinesis

noun · 3 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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  • /ˌtɛləkɪˈniːsɪs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The ability to move objects with the power of one's mind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An instance of use of such power.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: psychokinesis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: psychic phenomena, psychic phenomenon, parapsychology

History

Etymology

From tele- + -kinesis.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: telecinesi — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 念力 (niànlì) — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心靈致動 /心灵致动 (xīnlíngzhìdòng) — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心靈遙感 /心灵遥感 (xīnlíngyáogǎn) — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Esperanto: telekinezo — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Finnish: telekinesia — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • French: télékinésie — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Galician: telecinesia — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Georgian: ტელეკინეზი (ṭeleḳinezi) — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • German: Telekinese — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Hawaiian: kelekinekika — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Italian: telecinesi — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Japanese: テレキネシス (terekineshisu) — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Japanese: 念力 (nenriki) — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Polish: telekineza — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Portuguese: telecinesia — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Russian: телекине́з (telekinɛ́z) — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Spanish: telequinesia — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Spanish: telequinesis — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Spanish: telekinesis — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Spanish: telekinesia — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Swahili: telekinesi — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
  • Swedish: telekinesi — ability to move objects with the power of one's thoughts
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