clairvoyant
pronunciation
How to pronounce clairvoyant in British English:
UK [kleə'vɔɪənt]
How to pronounce clairvoyant in American English:
US [klɛrˈvɔɪənt]
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- Noun:
- someone who has the power of clairvoyance
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- Adjective:
- perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- foreseeing the future
Word Origin
- clairvoyant (n.)
- 1834 in the psychic sense; see clairvoyant (adj.). Earlier it was used in the sense "clear-sighted person" (1794). Fem. form was Clairvoyante.
- clairvoyant (adj.)
- "having psychic gifts," 1837, earlier "having insight" (1670s), from special use of French clairvoyant "clear-sighted, discerning, judicious" (13c.), from clair (see clear (adj.)) + voyant "seeing," present participle of voir, from Latin videre "to see" (see vision).
Example
- 1. The prophet , by contrast , is not a clairvoyant at all .
- 2. Black bikini collocation clairvoyant outfit vest seductive !
- 3. Rainbow people make excellent healers due to their clairvoyant capabilities .
- 4. I didn 't know you were clairvoyant .
- 5. I decided to go to a clairvoyant to find out what would happen to me in the furore .