NOUN | cognition | psyche, mind, head, brain, nous | that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings |
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person | psyche, soul | the immaterial part of a person | |
person | Psyche | (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him |
Sounds | say'kiy | |
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Rhymes | achy ... yucky: 142 rhymes with kiy... |
Meaning | That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason. | |
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Synonyms | mind, head, brain, nous | |
Narrower | ego | (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind |
noddle | An informal British expression for head / head or mind / mind | |
subconscious mind, subconscious | psychic activity just below the level of awareness | |
tabula rasa | A young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke) | |
unconscious mind, unconscious | That part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware | |
Broader | cognition, knowledge, noesis | The psychological result of perception / perception and learning and reasoning |
Spanish | cabeza, cerebro, mente, nous, psique | |
Catalan | cap, cervell, ment, nous, psique | |
Adjectives | psychic, psychical | affecting or influenced by the human mind |
Meaning | The immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life. | |
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Synonym | soul | |
Narrower | ghost | The visible disembodied soul of a dead person |
Broader | spirit | The vital principle or animating force within living things |
Spanish | alma, psique | |
Catalan | ànima, psique | |
Adjectives | psychical | affecting or influenced by the human mind |
Meaning | (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul. | |
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Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
Instance of | mythical being | An imaginary being of myth or fable |
Spanish | Psique, Psyche | |
Catalan | Psique, Psyche |
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