clairvoyance (noun)

  • 1clairvoyance — ► NOUN ▪ the supposed faculty of perceiving events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact. ORIGIN from French clair clear + voir to see …

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  • 2clairvoyance — noun I m not sure how much confidence I have in Miss ZuZu s clairvoyance Syn: ESP, extrasensory perception, sixth sense, psychic powers, second sight; telepathy …

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  • 3clairvoyance — noun Date: 1838 1. the power or faculty of discerning objects not present to the senses 2. ability to perceive matters beyond the range of ordinary perception ; penetration …

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  • 4clairvoyance — noun /klɛəˈvɔɪəns/ The power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses …

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  • 5clairvoyance — noun the supposed faculty of perceiving events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact. Origin C19: from Fr., from clair clear + voir to see …

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  • 6clairvoyance — /klɛəˈvɔɪəns/ (say klair voyuhns) noun 1. the alleged power of seeing objects or actions beyond the natural range of the senses. 2. quick intuitive knowledge of things; perception. {French} …

  • 7clairvoyant — noun (C) someone who says they can see what will happen in the future clairvoyance noun (U) clairvoyant adjective …

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  • 8clair|voy|ance — «klair VOY uhns», noun. 1. the supposed power of seeing or knowing about things that are out of sight; second sight. 2. Figurative. exceptional insight; keenness of mental perception. ╂[< French clairvoyance, noun to clairvoyant clairvoyant] …

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  • 9clairvoyant — /klɛəˈvɔɪənt / (say klair voyuhnt) adjective 1. having clairvoyance. –noun 2. a clairvoyant person. {French, from clair clear + voyant, present participle of voir see, from Latin vidēre} –clairvoyantly, adverb …

  • 10clairvoyant — noun a person claiming to have clairvoyance. adjective having clairvoyance. Derivatives clairvoyantly adverb Origin C17: from Fr., from clair clear + voyant seeing …

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