telepathy

American  

[tuh-lep-uh-thee] / təˈlɛp ə θi /

noun

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

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telepathy British  

/ tɪˈlɛpəθɪ, ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk /

noun

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

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telepathy Cultural  

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

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Other Word Forms

• nontelepathic adjective
• nontelepathically adverb
• telepathic adjective
• telepathically adverb
• telepathist noun

Etymology

Origin of telepathy

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

Compare meaning

How does telepathy compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• telepathy vs. telekinesis

Example Sentences

In those moments, when it was just the two of us, I swear I've experienced telepathy.

From BBC

Running a venue and playing in punk groups both require intense energy, acute muscle memory and a level of teamwork that borders on telepathy, right?

From Washington Post

Without breaking stride, she answers that question with brisk detours into mind control, telepathy, mentalism and the like.

From New York Times

But the telepathy between Rodgers and Adams, cultivated across seven years together, powered their season to remember — and, they hope, a playoff run they won’t ever forget.

From New York Times

His powers of mental telepathy are put to a unique end: to reveal that, though we can no longer safely gather inside a theater, our interconnectedness continues on a parallel plane.

From Los Angeles Times