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telepathic

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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  • /ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æθɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: T EH2 L AH0 P AE1 TH AH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or using telepathy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

communicating without apparent physical signals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English telepathy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English telepathic From telepathy + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: telepàtic — of, relating to, or using telepathy
  • Czech: telepatický — of, relating to, or using telepathy
  • Esperanto: telepatia — of, relating to, or using telepathy
  • Finnish: telepaattinen — of, relating to, or using telepathy
  • French: télépathique — of, relating to, or using telepathy
  • German: telepathisch — of, relating to, or using telepathy
  • Greek: τηλεπαθητικός (tilepathitikós) — of, relating to, or using telepathy
  • Italian: telepatico — of, relating to, or using telepathy
  • Manx: co-inçhynagh — of, relating to, or using telepathy
  • Manx: çhellapattagh — of, relating to, or using telepathy
  • Polish: telepatyczny — of, relating to, or using telepathy
  • Portuguese: telepata — of, relating to, or using telepathy
  • Russian: телепати́ческий (telepatíčeskij) — of, relating to, or using telepathy
  • Spanish: telepático — of, relating to, or using telepathy
  • Swahili: kitelepathia — of, relating to, or using telepathy