psychical

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsaɪkɪkəl/ UK /ˈsʌɪkɪk(ə)l/ See IPA manual

Freq #91846

Meanings

1

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

Who could say where the fleshly impulse ceased, or the psychical impulse began?
2

adj
outside the sphere of physical science
3

adj
affecting or influenced by the human mind
4

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · outside the sphere of... psychic

3 adj · affecting or influenced by... psychic

Opposites

physical

Word family

Derived forms biopsychicalnonpsychicalphysicopsychical

Related forms psychic psychological

Etymology

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

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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