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

Mason's guitar playing played a role in creating the group's unique blend of blues and psychedelia. —Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026

Bursting with personality, Noz Nozawa’s spectrum of projects ranges from the cosmic psychedelia of a wet bar and wine cellar at the San Francisco Decorator Show House to the wild eclecticism of her own Bay Area home. —Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 19 Apr. 2026

Represents Prince’s brief but glorious fling with ‘60s psychedelia. —Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026

The band’s sound continued to experiment with the trippy, distorted possibilities of post-punk psychedelia. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 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