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clairvoyant
clair·voy·ant C0382200 (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).]clairvoyant (klɛəˈvɔɪənt) adj1. (Psychology) of, possessing, or relating to clairvoyance2. having great insight or second sightna person claiming to have the power to foretell future events clairˈvoyantly advclair•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. ThesaurusNoun | 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 sensesextrasensory, paranormal - seemingly outside normal sensory channels | | 2. | clairvoyant - foreseeing the futureprecognitive, second-sightedprophetic, prophetical - foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic" |
clairvoyantadjective1. psychic, visionary, prophetic, prescient, telepathic, fey, second-sighted, extrasensory, oracular, sibylline a fortune-teller who claims to have clairvoyant powersnoun1. 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]Translationsclairˈvoyance (kleəˈvoiəns) noun the power of seeing things not able to be perceived by the normal senses (eg details about life after death). 天眼通 千里眼,洞察力 clairˈvoyant noun, adjective 有天眼通的(人) 有洞察力的(人) EncyclopediaSeeclairvoyanceclairvoyant
Synonyms for clairvoyantadj psychicSynonyms- psychic
- visionary
- prophetic
- prescient
- telepathic
- fey
- second-sighted
- extrasensory
- oracular
- sibylline
noun psychicSynonyms- psychic
- diviner
- prophet
- visionary
- oracle
- seer
- augur
- fortune-teller
- soothsayer
- sibyl
- prophetess
- telepath
Synonyms for clairvoyantnoun someone who has the power of clairvoyanceRelated Wordsadj perceiving things beyond the natural range of the sensesRelated Wordsadj foreseeing the futureSynonyms- precognitive
- second-sighted
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