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psychonauts

psychonauts is the plural of psychonaut.

Meaning of psychonaut

Noun

psychonaut (plural psychonauts)

  1. 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

Questions about psychonauts

What is psychonauts the plural of?
Psychonauts is the plural of psychonaut.

Words near psychonauts in the dictionary

  1. psychonarration
  2. psychonarrations
  3. psychonarrative
  4. psychonaut
  5. psychonautics
  6. psychonauts
  7. psychonetic
  8. psychonetics
  9. psychoneuroendocrine
  10. psychoneuroendocrinoimmunological
  11. psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology

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