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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: seemingly outside normal sensory channels [syn: extrasensory, paranormal] [ant: sensorial, sensory]
2: not in accordance with scientific laws; "what seemed to be paranormal manifestations" [ant: normal]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: circa 1920 not scientifically explainable ; supernaturalparanormal nounparanormality nounparanormally adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. beyond the scope of normal objective investigation or explanation. Derivatives: paranormally adv.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A paranormal event or power, for example the appearance of a ghost, cannot be explained by scientific laws and is thought to involve strange, unknown forces. Science may be able to provide some explanations of paranormal phenomena. ADJ: usu ADJ n • You can refer to paranormal events and matters as the paranormal. We have been looking at the shadowy world of the paranormal. N-SING: the N





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