telepatia
feminine
Telepathy is translated into Italian as telepatia.
telepatia refers to the communication of information between individuals using psychic or extrasensory means.
Meaning: communication by psychic means (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is feminine.
Did you know?
- The root -patia in telepatia is the same root found in psicopatia and sociopatia, linking the concept of psychic communication to the vocabulary of mental health.
- In Italian, the concept of a 'mental connection' is often described as essere sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda, which literally means 'to be on the same wavelength'. This is used more frequently in casual conversation than the formal word telepatia.
- The word telepatia is a member of a large family of Greek-derived Italian words starting with tele-, meaning 'far off'. This links the psychic ability to tangible technologies like televisione and telefono.
Examples in context
- La telepatia è la capacità di comunicare con la mente senza bisogno di parole.Telepathy is the ability to communicate with the mind without the need for words.
- La telepatia è un tema comune nei film.Telepathy is a common theme in movies.
- Non credo nella telepatia.I do not believe in telepathy.
- Esistono libri che parlano di telepatia.There are books that talk about telepathy.
Example conversation
Matteo and Giulia are discussing a science fiction novel.
- MatteoTi piacerebbe avere la telepatia?Would you like to have telepathy?
- GiuliaSì, sarebbe molto utile per capirsi subito.Yes, it would be very useful to understand each other immediately.
- MatteoGiulia, penso che sia solo una fantasia.Giulia, I think it is just a fantasy.
- GiuliaMagari è un potere segreto!Maybe it is a secret power!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “telepathy” translations and entries telepatia, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
