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psyche.

The human soul, mind, or spirit.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsaɪ.ki/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɑe.ki/Australia/ˈsaɪ.ki/New-Zealand[ˈsɑe̯.ki]New-Zealand
  1. The human soul, mind, or spirit.

  2. The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.

  3. A small white butterfly, Leptosia nina, family Pieridae, of Asia and Australasia.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin psychē, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).

noun/ˈsaɪk/
  1. Abbreviation of psychology.

    abbreviation · alt-of · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Shortened form of psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”)

intj/ˈsaɪk/
  1. Alternative form of psych.

    alt-of · alternative · colloquial
Where this word comes from

Shortened form of psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”)

verb/ˈsaɪk/
  1. Alternative form of psych.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

Shortened form of psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”)

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