telepathy

[ tuh-lep-uh-thee ]

noun

1. communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.

telepathy

/ tɪˈlɛpəθɪ; ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk /

noun

1. psychol the communication between people of thoughts, feelings, desires, etc, involving mechanisms that cannot be understood in terms of known scientific laws Also calledthought transference Compare telegnosis clairvoyance

telepathy

1. Knowledge conveyed from one individual to another without means of the five senses; mind reading. ( See also extrasensory perception , parapsychology , and psychic research .)

Derived Forms

• teˈlepathist, noun
• ˌteleˈpathically, adverb
• telepathic, adjective

Other Words From

• tel·e·path·ic [tel-, uh, -, path, -ik], adjective
• tele·pathi·cal·ly adverb
• nontel·e·pathic adjective
• nontel·e·pathi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of telepathy¹

First recorded in 1880–85; tele- ¹ + -pathy

Word History and Origins

Origin of telepathy¹

C19: from tele- + Greek patheia feeling, perception: see -pathy

Example Sentences

The actors bonded instantly and had “an almost telepathy by the end of the shoot,” Zetumer said.

From Los Angeles Times

Mork uses telepathy to summon characters’ memories, in the form of scenes from the sitcom’s first five years.

From New York Times

"It's lovely to have those two players and the telepathy we all know, but we need to give them a bit of time," said Hayes.

From BBC

A generous benefactor to academia, Bigelow also gave millions to the University of Nevada during the 1990s to study supposed psychic phenomena, such as telepathy, clairvoyance and the possibility of life after death.

From Scientific American

They describe their bond as “twin telepathy,” which Ausar said comes in handy not only on the basketball floor but in life.

From Washington Times