† prevoyantadj.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prévoyant.

Etymology: < French prévoyant having foresight (1578 in Middle French with reference to care or provision for the future, 1609 in general sense), use as adjective of present participle of prévoir to foresee (see prevoyance n.). Compare earlier purveyant adj., purveying adj. 1, provident adj. 1. N.E.D. (1908) indicates the stress as preˈvoyant.

Obsolete.

That has or gives foresight.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [adjective] > having or demonstrating foresight

foreknowingc1374

fore-wisec1540

(a person) of a far fetch1574

forecastful1576

foresightfula1586

prescientc1599

far-sighted1641

prescious1642

foresighted1660

long-headed1665

prescientiala1699

long-sighted1701

prevoyant1785

precognizant1840

telescopic1856

far-thinking1937

precognitive1974

1785 G. A. Bellamy Apol. Life George Anne Bellamy VI. cviii. 45 When, to his no small surprise, in walked a figure, not the most prévoyant in his appearance, and who turned out to be Mr. Chalmers of the Norwich Company.

1857 E. P. Rogers Hist. Disc. on Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Albany (1858) 66 A happy consequence and effect of the actions of the great and prevoyant King William the third.

1862 M. Oliphant Life E. Irving I. vi. 149 But Nature, prevoyant, tingled into his heart an inarticulate thrill of prophecy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	prevoyant
释义	† prevoyantadj. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prévoyant. Etymology: < French prévoyant having foresight (1578 in Middle French with reference to care or provision for the future, 1609 in general sense), use as adjective of present participle of prévoir to foresee (see prevoyance n.). Compare earlier purveyant adj., purveying adj. 1, provident adj. 1. N.E.D. (1908) indicates the stress as preˈvoyant. Obsolete. That has or gives foresight. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [adjective] > having or demonstrating foresight foreknowingc1374 fore-wisec1540 (a person) of a far fetch1574 forecastful1576 foresightfula1586 prescientc1599 far-sighted1641 prescious1642 foresighted1660 long-headed1665 prescientiala1699 long-sighted1701 prevoyant1785 precognizant1840 telescopic1856 far-thinking1937 precognitive1974 1785 G. A. Bellamy Apol. Life George Anne Bellamy VI. cviii. 45 When, to his no small surprise, in walked a figure, not the most prévoyant in his appearance, and who turned out to be Mr. Chalmers of the Norwich Company. 1857 E. P. Rogers Hist. Disc. on Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Albany (1858) 66 A happy consequence and effect of the actions of the great and prevoyant King William the third. 1862 M. Oliphant Life E. Irving I. vi. 149 But Nature, prevoyant, tingled into his heart an inarticulate thrill of prophecy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1785
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