The interpretation of another person's thoughts in the absence of outward signs of them; direct perception by one mind of what is passing in…

The act or process of discerning (or appearing to discern) what another person is thinking.

The supposed communication of thoughts, mental images, etc., from one mind to another by psychic or other paranormal means; spec. the (supposed)…

(a) the communication of thoughts to others; (b) Parapsychology = thought transfer n.

transference or communication of thought from one mind to another apart from the ordinary channels of sense; telepathy.

= telepathy, n.

†(a) thought-reading (obsolete rare); (b) = psychognosy n. (now rare).