US /ˈsaɪkɪkəl/ UK /ˈsʌɪkɪk(ə)l/
adj Freq #91846

Meanings

  1. 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. 2
    adj

    outside the sphere of physical science

  3. 3
    adj

    affecting or influenced by the human mind

  4. 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
Word family
Derived forms biopsychicalnonpsychicalphysicopsychical
Related forms psychicpsychological

Etymology

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

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