Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, characterized by, or generating hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered states of awareness, and occasionally states resembling psychosis.
- n. A drug, such as LSD or mescaline, that produces such effects.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness etc.
- adj. of graphics, etc. Having bright colours, abstract shapes, etc. reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations or distortions of perception.
- n. Any psychoactive substance (such as LSD or psilocybin) which, when consumed, causes perceptual changes (sometimes erratic and uncontrollable), visual hallucination, and altered awareness of the body and mind.
- interj. awesome, cool, groovy
WordNet 3.0
- adj. producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis
- adj. having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states
- adj. (of a mental state) characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psychê, "mind, soul") + δῆλος (dêlos, "manifest, visible") + -ic (Wiktionary)
- psyche + Greek dēloun, to make visible (from dēlos, clear, visible) + -ic. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“In fact, before the term psychedelic was coined, LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline were called psychotomimetics; they mimic psychosis.”
“ROSE: The 13th Floor Elevators are sometimes credited with inventing the term psychedelic rock.”
“(CBS) For many, mentioning the term psychedelic likely conjures images of long-haired hippies from the 1960s immersed in a drug culture typified by Timothy Leary's slogan "Turn on, tune in, drop out.”
“He uses the word "psychedelic" at least 100 times.”
“The Stepkids' explosive style by adding the word "psychedelic" any of the following genres: jazz, punk, soul, funk, even classical.”
“His next step is to paint it in psychedelic colors.”
“In the second, Smith reclines, on a chaise longue, in psychedelic harem drag.”
The Guardian: The best performance I've ever seen: Tim Etchells
“Another is a group of spaced-out hippies in psychedelic clothing (often optional) at a “be-in.””
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“He resists the word psychedelic, but the music on Echo Park musician Tim Presley”
The Huffington Post: Jim Stevenson: In Search of LA: 'Sherman, Set the Way-Back Machine...' (PHOTO)
“With his friend R. Gordon Wasson, he participated in psychedelic rituals with Mazatec shamans in southern Mexico.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘psychedelic’.
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color (multi)
tiara's color lists rebuilt :)
( visual, colors, multi, descriptive, randomness )pastel, rainbow, gemstone, crystals, ore, minerals, elements, neon, northern lights, fur, sunset, sunrise and 98 more...
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MUSIC - jazz
funky, pedal, bebop, rap, mix, sub, mid, rag, ECM, bpm, bop, Afro and 437 more...
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Musikgenres
indietronic, shoegaze, antifolk, freak-folk, dance punk, dubstep, indie, electro, house, minimalist, underground, drum'n'base and 74 more...
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ze list
favorites, of all sorts
obscure, pretentious, debacle, vintage, ostentatious, damsel, plethora, requiem, memoir, loathe, lackadaisical, misanthropic and 82 more...
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Multi-Coloured
prismatic, iridescent, psychedelic, polychromatic, hue, shades, blush, patches, wash, undertone, tint, complexion and 5 more...
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Altered States Research Lab
Words and terms about (illicit) drugs and related subcultures.
reefer, golden brown, ganja, embalming fluid, shrooms, angel dust, bong, mescaline, handcuffs, padded cell, spliff, ecstasy and 79 more...
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Twitter faves
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
niglets, aw, flakey, shiznit, thatch, sexy, bummers, hotty, eargasms, ratchetry, weird, fab and 457 more... -
delightful descriptors
petrichor, omphaloskepsis, ouroboros, oneiric, flaneur, saunter, dishabituation, fractalization, eudemony, phosphorescence, holographic, umwelt and 136 more...
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Twitter favorites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favorite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
grabbable, retuiteando, leaving, fantastic, absolutely, kurwa, hella, ridic, underpass, hate, interlude, plush and 2369 more... -
quotato's Words
prospicience, appoggiatura, actually, thrum, nisus, univocal, eschatology, concupiscible, penury, psychedelic, vapid, braggadocio and 107 more...
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eggplantia5's Words
scintillate, marvel, cranberry, oscillate, triumph, bamboozle, grimace, magical, book, hexagon, cipher, compendium and 2727 more...
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
chaos, flaccid, empirical, flotsam, cacophony, grumble, assuage, awe, romance, mortality, coalesce, fortuitous and 3282 more...
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Tunie: Word Disassociation
(I'm fairly sure that I'm subverting the whole concept of the Tunie by listing this song. Subversion! Yes! HA HA HA HA! Mine is an evil laugh!!!)
Word Disassociation
antidisestablishm..., quickly, ruby, bionic, about, crouch, a cappella, imposter, flames, distraction, murderous, over and 181 more...
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NTB
chaos, Sagittarius, aether, magic, jester, fool, random, delirium, fire, life, cosmic, riddle and 120 more...
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vorpal's Words
parabiosis, penumbra, defenestrate, portmanteau, sturm und drang, perspicacious, quixotic, copacetic, obfuscate, inveigle, shadenfreude, cloister and 349 more...
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stpeter's Words
abase, abasement, abashed, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abhorrent, abide, abject, ablation, abnegation and 3536 more...
Tweets
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