psyché
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul, mind, spirit”), via Latin psyche.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /psi.ʃe/
- Hyphenation: psy‧ché
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Noun
psyché f (plural psychés)
- (psychology, philosophy) psyche (mind, soul, spirit)
- Synonym: psychisme
- cheval glass
- 1881, Émile Zola, Nana:
- Une grande psyché faisait face à une toilette de marbre blanc, […]
- A large cheval mirror faced a white marble toilette, […]
Further reading
- “psyché”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.