telepath
Silent mental communicator
A telepath is a person with the ability to read minds or communicate thoughts directly to others without speech or physical signals.
The word appears almost exclusively in science fiction and fantasy contexts: The telepath sensed their fear before they spoke.
Someone claiming real-world telepathic powers would more likely be called a psychic or mind reader.
Logical alien or pediatrician
- VulcanRoman forge god
- mutantGenetically altered organism
- psionicOf mental superpowers
- JediForce-wielding space monk
Scanners · Akira · gestalt · science-fiction · superhero · X-Men
One who perceives thoughts
- clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
- mentalistSupposed thought reader
- mediumMiddle size or state
- seerOne who envisions futures
channeler · empath · psychometry · precognition · extrasensory · parapsychology · psi · spiritualist
Perceiving others' thoughts directly
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- implantingInserting into tissue
suggestion · influence · detection · range · strength · control · focus · concentration
Direct mental connection
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- transmissionSending of information
sending · receiving · rapport · contact · connection · wordless · unspoken · impression
Freedom from observation
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- violationBreaking of rules
- boundariesLines marking separation
trust · secrets · vulnerability · abuse · responsibility · power · control · manipulation
Spock
Logical alien or pediatrician
Jedi · Scanners · Akira · gestalt · science-fiction · superhero · X-Men
mind-reader
One who perceives thoughts
- clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
- mentalistSupposed thought reader
- mediumMiddle size or state
seer · channeler · empath · psychometry · precognition · extrasensory · parapsychology · psi · spiritualist · seance
mind-reading
Perceiving others' thoughts directly
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
implanting · suggestion · influence · detection · range · strength · control · focus · concentration · amplification
mind-meld
Direct mental connection
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
transmission · sending · receiving · rapport · contact · connection · wordless · unspoken · impression · sensing
privacy
Freedom from observation
boundaries · trust · secrets · vulnerability · abuse · responsibility · power · control · manipulation · coercion
- psychicspsychic, psychics, fortune teller, clairvoyant, clairvoyants
- telepathymind reading, mind reader, mental link, ESP, extrasensory perception
- Spacefarer Rolesastronaut, starship captain, navigator, helmsman, first officer
- spiritualismseance, mediumship, seances, medium, channeling
- gifted peoplegenius, prodigy, savant, virtuoso, polymath
telepathmundane
Commonplace, lacking excitement
normal · muggle · skeptic · materialist
- twin telepathyPsychic bond between identical siblings
- mental telepathyPerceiving another's thoughts directly
- telepathic communicationDirect thought transmission