1.
[syn: extrasensory, paranormal]
2. not in accordance with scientific laws;
- Example: "what seemed to be paranormal manifestations"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
paranormal \par`a*nor"mal\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*n[^o]r"mal), adj.
Of or pertaining to parapsychology; pertaining to forces or
mental processes, such as extrasensory perception or
psychokinesis, outside the possibilities defined by natural
or scientific laws; as, paranormal phenomena.
Syn: psychic, psychical, parapsycholological. [WordNet 1.5
+PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
paranormal
adj 1: seemingly outside normal sensory channels [syn:
extrasensory, paranormal] [ant: sensorial,
sensory]
2: not in accordance with scientific laws; "what seemed to be
paranormal manifestations" [ant: normal]