telepathy

UK: /tɪˈlɛpəθi/ US: /təˈlɛpəθi/ ,(tə lep′ə thē)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

te•lep•a•thy /təˈlɛpəθi/   n. [uncountable]

1. communication between minds by some means other than the senses:
   In the story the aliens have mental telepathy that enables them to communicate across great distances.

tel•e•path•ic /ˌtɛləˈpæθɪk/  adj. 
tel•e•path•i•cal•ly, adv. See -path-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

te•lep•a•thy  (tə lep′ə thē), n. 

1. communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception. Also called mental telepathy. 

• 1880–85; tele-¹ + -pathy

tel•e•path•ic  (tel′ə path′ik), adj.  tel′e•path′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

telepathy / tɪˈlɛpəθɪ/ noun

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

Etymology: 19th Century: from tele- + Greek patheia feeling, perception: see -pathy

telepathic / ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk/ adjective

teˈlepathist noun