Meanings
nounpsychonaut (plural psychonauts)
plural psychonauts
- A person who explores their own psyche, commonly with the aid of psychedelic drugs.
It has also become an influential subculture in the Bay Area, where devotees commonly refer to themselves as effective altruists in the same way they might describe themselves as leftists or psychonauts.
2022 November 17, Annie Lowrey, “Effective Altruism Committed the Sin It Was Supposed to Correct”, in The Atlantic
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Translations
Dutch psychonaut, psychonaute
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- neuronautTranslations
- neuronauteTranslations
Finnish psykonautti
- psykonauttiTranslations
French psychonaute
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German Psychonaut
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Polish psychonauta, psychonautka
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Russian психонавт
- психонавт (psixonavt)Translations
Spanish psiconauta
- psiconautaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
psychonaut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychonaut
MLA
“psychonaut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychonaut. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychonaut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychonaut.
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