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psyche
/ˈsaɪ.ki/
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What does psyche mean?
noun
- The human soul, mind, or spirit.
- The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.
- A small white butterfly, Leptosia nina, family Pieridae, of Asia and Australasia.
More meanings (5)
noun
- Abbreviation of psychology.
interjection
- Alternative form of psych.
verb
- Alternative form of psych.
proper noun
- 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.
- 16 Psyche, a main belt asteroid
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IPA pronunciation
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At the bottom of the walls "the chilly Psyche creeps slowly along under her cloak of tiny twigs."
Masturbation, including its indirect effect, particularly upon the psyche, appears to be a very important feature of these cases.
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Are you that learned little Psyche who At school alarmed her mates because she called A buttercup "ranunculus bulbosus"?
Indeed, to many a man they will appear to be saying merely that the psyche of the male is masculine, that of the female feminine.