Telepathically

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. The process of sharing thoughts and emotions directly from one mind to another without any physical signal or spoken word is called non-verbal communication in the realm of the mind
2. It refers to the ability to transmit ideas and sentiments between individuals directly through mental connection rather than through auditory or visual cues
3. In a manner involving communication between minds without using spoken words or physical gestures

Etymology: The adverb "telepathically" is a plain formation: it is "telepathic" with the adverbial ending "-ally" added. The adjective "telepathic" combines the Greek "têle", meaning "far off" or "at a distance", with "pathos", meaning "feeling" or "suffering", from the verb "pascho", "to experience". Together they describe feeling or perceiving something at a distance. The Greek-derived noun "telepathy" came into English first, and "telepathic" was formed from it with the Latin-derived suffix "-icus" passing through French and Middle English. The suffix "-ally" has a different history. It comes from Old English "-līċe", which turned adjectives into adverbs, and it was reshaped in Middle English into "-ly" and then "-ally" in forms like "telepathically", which combine the Latin-derived adjective ending with the Germanic adverb ending. Adding "-ally" to "telepathic" is the usual English way of making the adverb, so the word needs no special coinage beyond the noun and adjective already in use.

Synonyms: mentally, psychically