paranormal
AdjectiveUS[peh-ruh-nawr-muhl]/pɛrəˈnɔrməl/4 syllables
Synonyms:
extrasensory
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Adjective (2)
- seemingly outside normal sensory channelsSynonyms: extrasensorySimilar telepathic, clairvoyant, telegnostic
- not in accordance with scientific laws“what seemed to be paranormal manifestations”Opposite normalSimilar psychokinetic, parapsychological, psychic, supernormalSee also unnatural, extrasensory
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
par′a·nor′mal (păr′ȧ-nôr′mal), adjective
Of or pertaining to parapsychology; pertaining to forces or mental processes, such as extrasensory perception or psychokinesis, outside the possibilities defined by natural or scientific laws; as, paranormal phenomena. Syn. — psychic, psychical, parapsycholological.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, WordNet 1.5