psyche

Other forms of psyche

plural

psyches·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about psyche

What does psyche mean?

psyche means "that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in psyche?

psyche has 2 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈsaɪki/.

What is another word for psyche?

Close synonyms include mind, head, brain, nous, soul. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is psyche a common word?

psyche is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.