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
The album is expansive and carefree, with swatches of psychedelia and tons of bright, gleaming synths.
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
As Harrison’s wife, Boyd was there when the Beatles went through the frenzy of Beatlemania, the journeys of psychedelia and mysticism and the crumbling of their partnership.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
Boyd was married to Harrison during the peak of Beatlemania, the band’s foray into psychedelia and post-breakup (1966-1977).
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2024
The Shakes quickly went from the ecstatic down-home rock & roll of their 2012 debut, Boys & Girls, to the raw psychedelia of 2015’s Sound & Color.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
Folk purists became an endangered species once the psychedelia movement began in 1967.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
With nostalgia on the rise, the company predicts that next year, there will be more interest in 1960s and ’70s psychedelia, with shapes like mushrooms and peace signs.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
But in the ‘70s the visual byproducts of psychedelia were fully integrated into high fashion and mainstream culture — the bright colors, the squiggly shapes, the dreamlike scenarios — in a new and more fantastic way, a little garish, a little gaudy, even a little unattractive, in a winning way.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
When Davis’ turns towards rock and psychedelia, the art pushes heavily in that direction.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 7 Nov. 2023
Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
As Harrison’s wife, Boyd was there when the Beatles went through the frenzy of Beatlemania, the journeys of psychedelia and mysticism and the crumbling of their partnership.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
Boyd was married to Harrison during the peak of Beatlemania, the band’s foray into psychedelia and post-breakup (1966-1977).
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2024
The Shakes quickly went from the ecstatic down-home rock & roll of their 2012 debut, Boys & Girls, to the raw psychedelia of 2015’s Sound & Color.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
Folk purists became an endangered species once the psychedelia movement began in 1967.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
With nostalgia on the rise, the company predicts that next year, there will be more interest in 1960s and ’70s psychedelia, with shapes like mushrooms and peace signs.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
But in the ‘70s the visual byproducts of psychedelia were fully integrated into high fashion and mainstream culture — the bright colors, the squiggly shapes, the dreamlike scenarios — in a new and more fantastic way, a little garish, a little gaudy, even a little unattractive, in a winning way.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
When Davis’ turns towards rock and psychedelia, the art pushes heavily in that direction.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 7 Nov. 2023
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“Psychedelia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychedelia. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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