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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psyche

/ˈsaɪ.ki/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
psy-che
IPA
/ˈsaɪ.ki/
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The human soul, mind, or spirit.

noun

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

noun

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

noun

Abbreviation of psychology.

Uncountable

intj

Alternative form of psych.

Colloquial

verb

Alternative form of psych.

name

The personification of the soul. Originally a mortal princess who later married Eros/Cupid, (the god of love), was deified, and bore him a daughter, Hedone/Voluptas.

name

16 Psyche, a main belt asteroid

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ψυχή, psychologie, psychologia

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsaɪ.ki/
  • British English: /ˈsaɪ.ki/

Usage

Inflected Forms

psyches (plural) psych (alternative) psyches (present, singular) psyching (participle, present) psyched (participle, past) psyched (past)

Derived Forms

anthropopsychism psychal tachypsychia

Phrases

Psyche glass Psyche knot

Synonyms

mind head brain nous soul

Rhymes With

nike mikey spiky like mike strike unlike bike alike spike hike dog spike

Questions

How do you pronounce psyche?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪ.ki/.
What does psyche mean?
The human soul, mind, or spirit.
Where does psyche come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce psyche

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