clair·voy·ant
(klâr-voi′ənt)adj.
1. Of or relating to clairvoyance.
2. Having the supposed power to see objects or events that cannot be perceived by the senses.
n.
A person, such as a medium, possessing the supposed power of clairvoyance.
[French : clair, clear (from Latin clārus; see kelə- in Indo-European roots) + voyant, present participle of voir, to see (from Latin vidēre; see weid- in Indo-European roots).]
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clairvoyant
(klɛəˈvɔɪənt)adj
1. (Psychology) of, possessing, or relating to clairvoyance
2. having great insight or second sight
n
a person claiming to have the power to foretell future events
clairˈvoyantly adv
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clair•voy•ant
(klɛərˈvɔɪ ənt)adj.
1. having or claiming to have clairvoyance.
2. of, by, or pertaining to clairvoyance.
n. 3. a clairvoyant person.
[1665–75; < French =clair clear + voyant seeing, present participle of voir to see < Latin vidēre]
clair•voy′ant•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  clairvoyant - someone who has the power of clairvoyancepsychic - a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception |
| Adj. | 1. | clairvoyant - perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses extrasensory, paranormal - seemingly outside normal sensory channels |
| 2. | clairvoyant - foreseeing the future prophetic, prophetical - foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic" |
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clairvoyant
adjective
1. psychic, visionary, prophetic, prescient, telepathic, fey, second-sighted, extrasensory, oracular, sibylline a fortune-teller who claims to have clairvoyant powers
noun
1. psychic, diviner, prophet, visionary, oracle, seer, augur, fortune-teller, soothsayer, sibyl, prophetess, telepath You don't need to be a clairvoyant to see how this is going to turn out.
Quotations
"clairvoyant: a person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely, that he is a blockhead" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
"clairvoyant: a person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely, that he is a blockhead" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
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Translations
ذو قُدْرَةٍ على اسْتِشْفاف الأشْياء
jasnovidecjasnovidnýjasnozřivýjasnovidecký
synsk
ennustajaselvänäkijä
látnoki
skyggn maîur
jasnovidecký
klärvoajantsynsk
gözle görünmeyenleri gören kimse
clairvoyant
clairvoyante [klɛəˈvɔɪənt]A. ADJ → clarividente, vidente
B. N → clarividente mf, vidente mf
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clairvoyant
n → Hellseher(in) m(f)
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clairˈvoyance
(kleəˈvoiəns) noun the power of seeing things not able to be perceived by the normal senses (eg details about life after death).
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