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clairvoyant
adjective
having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision:
Not being clairvoyant, I did not foresee the danger of ignoring her advice.
Synonyms: prophetic, empathetic, intuitive, visionary, prescient, psychic
Unlike more talented witches, I had to make do with love potions and occasional clairvoyant visions.
noun
A clever clairvoyant could make a fortune in the stock market.
Synonyms: seer, medium, fortune-teller, diviner, visionary, prophet, empath, telepathist, psychic
/ klɛəˈvɔɪənt /
adjective
of, possessing, or relating to clairvoyance
having great insight or second sight
noun
a person claiming to have the power to foretell future events
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Derived Forms
- clairˈvoyantly, adverb
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Other Words From
- clair·voy·ant·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clairvoyant1
First recorded in
1665–75;
from French: literally, “clear seeing,” equivalent to clair “clear, clearly ”+ voyant “seeing” (present participle of voir “to see,” from Latin vidēre );
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Example Sentences
The world of clairvoyants is bizarre and suspicious, and we love docs that pull back the curtain.
In 2007, she announced she was clairvoyant and, until 2018, ran a school which she said taught students to “create miracles” and talk to angels.
Regulars walked through the halls of crystal skulls and clairvoyant booths with the renewed vigor of being proved right, at least on some of it.
Those charged included a dentist, a clairvoyant, an amateur pilot and a man running a large QAnon telegram group.
They’re assisted by a living teen named Crystal Palace who is a clairvoyant.