psychedelia

noun

psy·​che·​de·​lia ˌsī-kə-ˈdēl-yə 

1

: the world of people, phenomena, or items associated with psychedelic drugs

2

: psychedelic music

Examples of psychedelia in a Sentence

the tie-dyed fashions of psychedelia

music ranging from jazz to disco to '60s psychedelia

Recent Examples on the Web

Get swept up in the soft psychedelia from the lead single off the Bristol group’s forthcoming album. —Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026

The song evokes the chaos, tragedy, and soul of the Stewart clan like nothing else, the performance an unholy hybrid of rock, country, bluegrass, blues, and even psychedelia. —Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026

Singer LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of vocal group The 5th Dimension, whose smooth pop and soul sounds with a touch of psychedelia brought them big hits in the 1960s and '70s, has died. —CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026

The spring festival, now in its fifth year back in Austin after a hiatus and rebrand, has defined psychedelia less as a genre than as an experience. —Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from English psychedelic

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for psychedelia

• adelia
• borrelia
• camellia
• lobelia
• melia
• telia
• syringomyelia