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clairvoyant

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clair·voy·ant  (klâr-voint)
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 clrus; see kel-2 in Indo-European roots) + voyant, present participle of voir, to see (from Latin vidre; see weid- in Indo-European roots).]
clairvoyant
Noun
a person claiming to have the power to foretell future events
Adjective
of or possessing clairvoyance
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.clairvoyantclairvoyant - someone who has the power of clairvoyance
psychic - 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
precognitive, second-sighted
prophetic, prophetical - foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic"
clairvoyant
adjective 1. psychic, visionary, prophetic, prescient, telepathic, fey, second-sighted, extrasensory, oracular, sibylline
noun 2. psychic, diviner, prophet, visionary, oracle, seer, augur, fortune-teller, soothsayer, sibyl, prophetess, telepath
Translations
clairvoyant [klɛəˈvɔɪənt] n → clarividente m/f
clairvoyant [klɛəˈvɔɪənt] n → voyant(e) → extra-lucide m/f
clairvoyant [klɛəˈvɔɪənt] n → Hellseher(in) m(f)
clairvoyant [klɛəˈvɔɪənt] n → chiaroveggente m/f


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I remember well the look and the smile with which she one day said, after a mistake of this kind on my part: "I used to think you were a clairvoyant, and that was the reason why you were so bitter against other clairvoyants, wanting to keep your monopoly; but I see now you have become rather duller than the rest of the world.
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