Meanings
- not comparableOf or pertaining to psychology.
An inkblot test is a method of psychological evaluation.
- not comparableRelating to the mind and behavior or to the mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.
The film was a dark psychological thriller.
2 more examples
I'm concerned about their psychological well-being.
In mild cases of hypergonadism prior to puberty, the onset of physical and mood changes may not be abnormally early or significant enough to cause any psychological or long-term physical complications.
2018 June 25, James Roland, “What is Hypergonadism?”, in Healthline - not comparableWithout an objective, or reasonably logical foundation.
Prices seem to have stopped rising, having hit the psychological ceiling of just under 100 dollars.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivemental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishpsychology
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishpsychological
From psychology + -ical.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan psicològic
- psicològicof or pertaining to psychology
Czech psychologický
- psychologickýof or pertaining to psychology
Danish psykologisk
- psykologiskof or pertaining to psychology
Dutch psychologisch
- psychologischof or pertaining to psychology
Esperanto anima, psikologia
- animaof or pertaining to psychology
- psikologiaof or pertaining to psychology
Estonian psühholoogiline
- psühholoogilineof or pertaining to psychology
Finnish psykologinen
- psykologinenof or pertaining to psychology
French psychologique
- psychologiqueof or pertaining to psychology
German psychologisch
- psychologischof or pertaining to psychology
Greek ψυχολογικός
- ψυχολογικός (psychologikós)of or pertaining to psychology
Hindi मनोवैज्ञानिक
- मनोवैज्ञानिक (manovaijñānik)of or pertaining to psychology
Indonesian psikologis
- psikologisof or pertaining to psychology
Irish síceolaíoch
- síceolaíochof or pertaining to psychology
Italian psicologico
- psicologicoof or pertaining to psychology
Latvian psiholoģisks
- psiholoģisksof or pertaining to psychology
Malay psikologikal
- psikologikalof or pertaining to psychology
Polish psychologiczny
- psychologicznyof or pertaining to psychology
Portuguese psicológico
- psicológicoof or pertaining to psychology
Romanian psihologic
- psihologicof or pertaining to psychology
Russian психологи́ческий
- психологи́ческий (psixologíčeskij)of or pertaining to psychology
Spanish psicológico
- psicológicoof or pertaining to psychology
Swedish psykologisk
- psykologiskof or pertaining to psychology
Tagalog dalub-isipin
- dalub-isipinof or pertaining to psychology
Turkish psikolojik
- psikolojikof or pertaining to psychology
Ukrainian психологі́чний
- психологі́чний (psyxolohíčnyj)of or pertaining to psychology
Welsh seicolegol
- seicolegolof or pertaining to psychology
Yiddish פּסיכאָלאָגיש
- פּסיכאָלאָגיש (psikhologish)of or pertaining to psychology
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with psychological
Cite this entry
psychological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychological
“psychological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychological. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychological,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychological.
Source: psychological on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.