Psyche
//ˈsaɪ.ki// intj, name, noun, verb, slang
intj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The human soul, mind, or spirit.
"I've been driving in L.A. / And the world, it feels too big / Like a floating ball that's bound to break / Snap my psyche like a twig"
- 2 Abbreviation of psychology. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
- 3 that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason wordnet
- 4 The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.
- 5 the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life wordnet
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- 6 A small white butterfly, Leptosia nina, family Pieridae, of Asia and Australasia.
Verb
- 1 Alternative form of psych. alt-of, alternative
Intj
- 1 Alternative form of psych. alt-of, alternative, colloquial
Proper Noun
- 1 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. Greco-Roman
- 2 16 Psyche, a main belt asteroid
Example
More examples"Reality and irreality are both important for one's psyche."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin psychē, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).
Etymology 2
Shortened form of psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”)
Etymology 3
From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, literally “Soul, Spirit”).
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