mind, head, brain, psyche, nous
(noun) that which is responsible for one’s thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; “his mind wandered”; “I couldn’t get his words out of my head”
Psyche
(noun) (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
soul, psyche
(noun) the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
Source: WordNet® 3.1
psyche (plural psyches)
The human soul, mind, or spirit.
(chiefly psychology) 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.
psyche (uncountable)
Abbreviation of psychology.
psyche
(colloquial) Used abruptly after a sentence to indicate that the speaker is only joking.
psyche (third-person singular simple present psyches, present participle psyching, simple past and past participle psyched)
(transitive) To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind.
(transitive) To intimidate (someone) emotionally using psychology.
(transitive, informal) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
Psyche
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) 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
Source: Wiktionary
Psy"che, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Class Myth.)
Definition: A lovely maiden, daughter of a king and mistress of Eros, or Cupid. She is regarded as the personification of the soul.
2. The soul; the vital principle; the mind.
3. Etym: [F. psyché.]
Definition: A cheval glass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
